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Open AccessDevelopment of a Predictive Model for Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Older Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
Older patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are highly susceptible to adverse drug reactions due to age-related physiological changes and the presence of multiple comorbidities, polypharmacy, and potentia...
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Open AccessPatients with first-episode psychosis in northern Taiwan: neurocognitive performance and niacin response profile in comparison with schizophrenia patients of different familial loadings and relationship with clinical features
Examining patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP) provides opportunities to better understand the mechanism underlying these illnesses. By incorporating quantitative measures in FEP patients, we aimed to (...
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Case Study in Generating RFC Maps of IETF Standards
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) have developed many Internet Standards, described by RFCs (Request for Comments). As time goes by, some RFCs were obsoleted, some were updated, and some were developed fo...
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Open AccessPulmonary function and atherosclerosis in the general population: causal associations and clinical implications
Reduced lung function is associated with cardiovascular mortality, but the relationships with atherosclerosis are unclear. The population-based Swedish CArdioPulmonary BioImage study measured lung function, em...
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Open AccessLifestyle-based nomogram for identifying the Chaoshan inhabitants of China at high risk of Helicobacter pylori infection
Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection is associated with various diseases. Early detection can prevent the onset of illness. We constructed a nomogram to predict groups at high risk of HP infection.
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Open AccessEmergency department visits and associated factors among people with dementia residing in nursing homes in Taiwan: a one-year cohort study
Residing in a nursing home (NH) may increase emergency department (ED) utilization in patients with dementia; however, evidence regarding the status of and predictors for ED utilization of NH residents with de...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: An online atlas of human plasma metabolite signatures of gut microbiome composition
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Distributed Coordination and Centralized Scheduling for Automobiles at Intersections
Intersections are one of the most common conflicting scenarios, where vehicles intend to pass through them at the same time. As the technology advances, connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) provide a revol...
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Open AccessHemispheric lateralization of semantic processing before and after aripiprazole treatment in first-episode psychosis or ultra-high risk state
Whether aberrant language-related lateralization can be improved after antipsychotic treatment in drug-free patients with first-episode psychosis or ultra-high risk state is little known. We aimed to investiga...
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Open AccessAn online atlas of human plasma metabolite signatures of gut microbiome composition
Human gut microbiota produce a variety of molecules, some of which enter the bloodstream and impact health. Conversely, dietary or pharmacological compounds may affect the microbiota before entering the circul...
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Open AccessNiacin skin flush and membrane polyunsaturated fatty acids in schizophrenia from the acute state to partial remission: a dynamic relationship
Despite the consistent finding of an attenuated niacin-induced flush response in schizophrenia, its long-term stability and relationship to the membrane polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) levels remain unknown....
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Open AccessGut dysbiosis and mortality in hemodialysis patients
Little is known about the relationship between gut dysbiosis, inflammation, and adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease. We examined the association of microbial diversity with all-cause morta...
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Open AccessThe relationship of indoxyl sulfate and p-cresyl sulfate with target cardiovascular proteins in hemodialysis patients
Protein-bound uremic toxins (Indoxyl sulfate [IS] and p-cresyl sulfate [PCS]) are both associated with cardiovascular (CV) and all-cause mortality in subjects with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Possible mechan...
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Open AccessAbnormally low prolactin levels in schizophrenia patients after switching to aripiprazole in a randomized trial: a biomarker for rebound in psychotic symptoms?
Switching to aripiprazole from other antipsychotics can avoid antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinemia but may result in an abnormally low prolactin level. This study aimed to assess whether the aripiprazole-i...
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Using a Statistical Experimental Design Method to Confirm the Optimization of Al/Al Doped ZnO Double Layers
A conductive metal thin film Al is deposited as a buffer to form Al/AZO double layers. The Taguchi method, based on the Al thickness, annealing temperature and duration, is used to determine the optimum synthe...
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Metabolic targeting of HIF-1α potentiates the therapeutic efficacy of oxaliplatin in colorectal cancer
Drug resistance is a major problem limiting the efficacy of chemotherapy in cancer treatment, and the hypoxia-induced stabilization of HIF-1α plays a role in this process. HIF-1α overexpression has been observ...
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Open AccessProtein-bound uremic toxins are associated with cognitive function among patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis
Patients with chronic kidney disease have a greater risk of cognitive impairment. Cerebral uremic solute accumulation causes uremic encephalopathy; however, the association of protein-bound uremic toxins on co...
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Open AccessHigh risk of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in patients with systemic sclerosis
Systemic sclerosis (SSc), a life-threatening autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy. Numerous SSc patients demonstrate gastrointestinal (GI) involvement but the delicate GI bleeding risk remains spar...
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Substitutions of strontium in bioactive calcium silicate bone cements stimulate osteogenic differentiation in human mesenchymal stem cells
Calcium silicate cements have been considered as alternative bone substitutes owing to its extraordinary bioactivity and osteogenicity. Unfortunately, the major disadvantage of the cements was the slow degrada...
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Corporate Citizenship and Employee Outcomes: Does a High-Commitment Work System Matter?
Interest in corporate citizenship (CC) has been burgeoning in the academic and managerial realms for decades. While a psychological CC climate has been conceptualized and has received empirical support for its...
