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Screening of Fracture Risk and Osteoporosis Among Older Long-term Care Residents: A Prospective Study
This prospective study assessed the effectiveness of screening older long-term care residents (LTCRs) for fracture risk and osteoporosis in Taiwan. Fracture risk screening was done using the Fracture Risk Asse...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Shear Behavior of Steel Reinforced Ultra High Performance Concrete Members with Hybrid Fibers
Current design codes require a dense array of steel reinforcement for shear-critical structural elements in earthquake-resistant structures, such as columns, walls, coupling beams, and beam-column joints. Howe...
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Open AccessESICM LIVES 2016: part one
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The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome related to HIV co-infections: a review
The immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) is a consequence of an excessive pathogen-specific immune recovery reaction and occurs in a subset of patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Infective ...
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A whole genome methylation analysis of systemic lupus erythematosus: hypomethylation of the IL10 and IL1R2 promoters is associated with disease activity
The etiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) involves a complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Investigations have shown that environmentally driven epigenetic changes contribute to th...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Hypofractionated CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery for acoustic neuromas with and without association to neurofibromatosis Type 2
CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery (CKSRS) has been proved effective in treating intra-cranial lesions. To treat acoustic neuroma (AN) patients with or without neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2) associations, th...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Evaluation of optimal cerebral perfusion pressure in severe traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability. In the 2000 guidelines, one of the suggestions for TBI treatment was to maintain cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) < 70 mmHg. But in the 2...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Intracranial pressure fluctuation during hemodialysis in renal failure patients with intracranial hemorrhage
Coagulopathy in renal failure patients often makes them vulnerable to intracranial hemorrhage. Emergency decompression to remove the hematoma and to stop bleeding is always indicated. After the surgery, hemodi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Neurotrauma research in Taiwan
Because of the rapid industrial and economic growth, Taiwan and other develo** countries have faced an enormous increase in the number of motorcycles, which has subsequently caused a rapid increase of the mo...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effect of hyperbaric oxygen on patients with traumatic brain injury
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is the medical therapeutic use of oxygen at a higher atmospheric pressure. The United States Food and Drug Administration have approved several clinical applications for HBOT, ...
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Microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition diamond synthesis from high carbon content source
To synthesize diamond films by microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (MPECVD), the methane concentration (CH4/H2)plays a crucial role. It is well-known that there always exists a critical methane co...
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Isolation, Identification and Field Tests of the Sex Pheromone of the Carambola Fruit Borer, Eucosma notanthes
Two components, (Z)-8-dodecenyl acetate (Z8-12:Ac) and (Z)-8-dodecenol (Z8-12:OH), were isolated from sex pheromone glands of the carambola fruit borer, Eucosma notanthes, and were identified by GC, and GC-MS, ch...
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Clinical Features of Patients with Invasive Eikenella corrodens Infections and Microbiological Characteristics of the Causative Isolates
Clinical features of 43 cases of invasive Eikenella corrodens infections diagnosed at National Taiwan University Hospital during a 6-year period (1993–1998) were analyzed. The clinical syndromes included head an...
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Steroid-sensitive anemia in a boy on dialysis – an association with Kimura disease
The cause of hypereosinophilia (EO) in hemodialysis (HD) patients is multifactorial and is felt to be a benign laboratory abnormality related to dialysis or uremia. Kimura disease (KD) is an angiolymphoid prol...
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Fatal mycobacteremia caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a patient with acute leukemia
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From Graphite to Porous Carbon Containing Nanoparticles Through Chemical Reactions
Porous carbon containing large quantities of separated individual nanoparticles (2-100 nm) was produced. The chemical process includes fluorination or oxygenation of graphite, and then exposing the product (gr...
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Invasive pulmonary pseudallescheriasis with direct invasion of the thoracic spine in an immunocompetent patient
Most invasive pseudallescheriasis infections have occurred in immunocompromised patients. The case of an immunocompetent patient with invasive pulmonary pseudallescheriasis and subsequent contiguous extension ...
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TEM studies of strain-induced martensitic formation in fatigued Fe-18Mn alloy
Austenitic Fe-18Mn alloy was cyclically deformed at various total strain amplitudes. The structural changes induced by cyclic straining in Fe-18Mn alloy were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. A...
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TEM studies of strain-induced martensitic formation in fatigued Fe-18Mn alloy
Austenitic Fe-18Mn alloy was cyclically deformed at various total strain amplitudes. The structural changes induced by cyclic straining in Fe-18Mn alloy were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. A...