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Wei-Chung Hsu
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Prevalence of sleep disorders in children with chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis
The reported prevalence of sleep disorders in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) varies greatly. A quantitative meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of sleep disorders among pediatric CKD patients ...
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Effect of sleep surgery on lipid profiles in adults with obstructive sleep apnea: a meta-analysis
The effects of sleep surgery on the lipid profile of adults diagnosed as having obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remain unclear. This meta-analysis aimed to clarify whether sleep surgeries improve patients’ lipid...
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Comparative effects of cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonist and antagonist on timing impulsivity induced by d-amphetamine in a differential reinforcement of low-rate response task in male rats
In human beings and experimental animals, maladaptive impulsivity is manifested by the acute injection of psychostimulants, such as amphetamine. Cannabinoid CB1 receptors have been implicated in the regulation...
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Open AccessPrognostic determinants of hearing outcomes in children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infection is the most prevalent cause of non-genetic sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children. However, the prognostic determinants of SNHL remain unclear. Children with ...
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Open AccessBolus transit of upper esophageal sphincter on high-resolution impedance manometry study correlate with the laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms
Laryngopharyngeal reflux symptom is a troublesome upper esophageal problem, and reflux symptom index (RSI) is commonly applied for the assessment of clinical severity. We investigated the relationship between ...
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Exploring hidden coherency of Ray-Tracing for heterogeneous systems using online feedback methodology
Although naturally adopting an embarrassingly parallel paradigm, Ray-Tracing is also categorized as an irregular program that is troublesome to run on graphics processing units (GPUs). Conventional designs suf...
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Reply to the letter concerning “Revision adenoidectomy in children: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan”
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Open AccessRadiomics based analysis to predict local control and survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with volumetric modulated arc therapy
To appraise the ability of a radiomics based analysis to predict local response and overall survival for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
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In response to Letter regarding “Revision adenoidectomy in children: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan”
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Revision adenoidectomy in children: a population-based cohort study in Taiwan
There is a lack of population-level analysis of revision adenoidectomy in children. This study reveals the revision rates and factors associated with paediatric revision adenoidectomy in Taiwan. From the Taiwa...
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An Adaptive Heterogeneous Runtime Framework for Irregular Applications
Future computing devices are likely to be based on heterogeneous architectures, which comprise of multi-core CPUs accompanied with GPU or special purpose accelerators. A challenging issue for such devices is h...
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Open AccessFeasibility of stereotactic body radiation therapy with volumetric modulated arc therapy and high intensity photon beams for hepatocellular carcinoma patients
To report technical features, early outcome and toxicity of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) treatments with volumetric modulated arc therapy (RapidArc) for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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Combined multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH monitoring assists the diagnosis of sliding hiatal hernia in children with gastroesophageal reflux disease
The role of combined multichannel intraluminal impedance and pH monitoring (MII-pH) in diagnosing sliding hiatal hernia in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) children remains unclear. We aimed to explore t...
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Open AccessRadiation treatment with volumetric modulated arc therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma patients. Early clinical outcome and toxicity profile from a retrospective analysis of 138 patients
To report early outcome and toxicity for inoperable patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT).
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Reversible cochleo-vestibular deficits in two cases of jugular foramen tumor after surgery
Primary jugular foramen (JF) tumor, such as glomus jugular tumor or JF schwannoma, may manifest as a lower cranial nerve deficit; in addition, it can be accompanied by deafness or vertigo if it affects the cra...
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The use of intermediate memories for low-latency memory access in supercomputer scalar units
One of the prime considerations for high scalar performance in supercomputers is a low memory latency. With the increasing disparity between main memory and CPU clock speeds, the use of an intermediate memory ...
