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Safety/Tolerability and Efficacy of Rivastigmine in Taiwanese Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
Background and Objectives: Rivastigmine is approved for the symptomatic treatment of mild to moderate dementia in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The drug was launched in Taiwan in 2000. The p...
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Transgenic watermelon lines expressing the nucleocapsid gene of Watermelon silver mottle virus and the role of thiamine in reducing hyperhydricity in regenerated shoots
Viral diseases are very detrimental to watermelon production. Watermelon silver mottle virus (WSMoV) is a major limiting factor for the production of watermelon and other cucurbit fruits. There are no effective n...
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Open AccessIsolation and Identification of Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing-Related Micro-RNAs by Functionalized Silicon Nanowire Field-effect Transistor
Many transcribed RNAs are non-coding RNAs, including microRNAs (miRNAs), which bind to complementary sequences on messenger RNAs to regulate the translation efficacy. Therefore, identifying the miRNAs expresse...
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Open AccessComparisons of outcomes in stroke subtypes after intravenous thrombolysis
The purpose of this study was to analyze the outcomes and complications between stroke subtypes after intravenous thrombolysis. A total of 471 patients with acute ischemic stroke after intravenous thrombolysi...
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The virus causing passionfruit woodiness disease in Taiwan is reclassified as East Asian passiflora virus
Based on filamentous particles, aphid transmission, and symptoms of distorted, size-reduced, woody fruits, the major potyvirus associated with passionfruit woodiness disease (PWD) in Taiwan has been regarded as P...
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A family with an MYH9-related disorder with different phenotypes masquerading as immune thrombocytopaenia: an underreported disorder in Taiwan
A 66-year-old woman had experienced abnormal bleeding since the age of 7. Thrombocytopenia was not detected until she was 48, and immune thrombocytopenia was diagnosed at age 66. She also reported experiencing...
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First reported case of congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in Taiwan with novel mutation of ADAMTS13 gene
Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP) is a rare disease that is defined as biallelic mutations of ADAMTS13 causing persistent absence of ADAMTS13 activity. The confirmed diagnosis requires a ge...
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Open AccessNegative impact of the hypopnea index or duration increase after a non-frame work surgery in patients with very severe obstructive sleep apnea
A non-framework surgery could change the postoperative components of breathing disturbances and increase the frequency or duration of hypopnea in patients with very severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Either...