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Comment on “Risk of gastric cancer among long‑term proton pump inhibitor users: a population‑based cohort study”
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Risk of gout flare after medication: prescription symmetry sequence analysis
The research aimed to study the following questions: (1) five well-known gout-related medications were selected to test the validity of the prescription symmetry sequence analysis in Taiwan; (2) four explorato...
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Comment on “Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and gout risk”
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Description of Flavobacterium agricola sp. nov., an auxin producing bacterium isolated from paddy field
An auxin-producing bacterial strain, CC-SYL302T, was isolated from paddy soil in Taiwan and identified using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The cells were observed to be aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming r...
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Open AccessPsychometric properties of the Chinese Mandarin version of the Borderline Symptom List, short form (BSL-23) in suicidal adolescents
The short form of the Borderline Symptom List (BSL-23) is a self-rated instrument developed from the initial 95-item German version of the Borderline Symptom List (BSL-95). It is widely used among Chinese adul...
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Open AccessTrends in energy and macronutrient intake among Taiwanese older adults in 1999–2000, 2005–2008 and 2013–2016 periods
This study aimed to explore trends, in 3 periods, in the intake of energy and macronutrients among Taiwanese older adults.
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Malignant Neoplasms of the Small Intestines
Malignant neoplasms are very rare disease regardless of primary or secondary. The diagnosis of small intestine malignant tumor is challenging. In this chapter, the authors presented various malignant diseases ...
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Benign Neoplasms of the Small Intestines
Benign neoplasms of the small intestine are covered in this chapter. Small intestine tumors accounted for 5% of all gastrointestinal tract tumors. Approximately 60% of these tumors were benign. All these cases...
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Vascular Disorders of the Small Intestines
Vascular lesions constituted a major proportion (21% to 57%) of all small intestinal obscure gastrointestinal bleeding cases. It is one important cause of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding and diagnosis is cha...
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Open AccessChallenges faced by community connectors: lessons learned from a Taiwan public health initiative
Effective solutions that meet the diverse community health needs of older adult populations are of critical importance. To address these needs, a nationwide community connector team—tasked with providing refer...
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Nexus between fiscal imbalances, green fiscal spending, and green economic growth: empirical findings from E-7 economies
The green economy is viewed as a cost-effective means of achieving sustainability around the globe, and a recent study inferred the nexus between the fiscal imbalances and green economic growth based on E-7 ec...
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Open AccessQueue hurdle Coxian phase-type model for two-stage process of population-based cancer screening
The quality assurance of two-stage population-based cancer screening program is determined by arrival rate (attending screening), positive rate (determined by the criteria of screening test), the compliance an...
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Open AccessThe secular trend of enterovirus A71 after the implementation of preventive measures in Taiwan
Enterovirus A71 (EV A71) is one of the most important enteroviruses related to morbidity and mortality in children worldwide. This study aimed to analyse the secular trend of EV A71 in Taiwan from 1998 to 2020...
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor use and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma
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Open AccessA DNA vaccine candidate delivered by an electroacupuncture machine provides protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 infection
A major challenge in the use of DNA vaccines is efficient DNA delivery in vivo. Establishing a safe and efficient electric transfer method is the key to develo** rapid DNA vaccines against emerging infectiou...
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Polypharmacy and bone fracture risk
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Pusillimonas faecipullorum sp. nov., isolated from the poultry manure
A polyphasic taxonomic approach was used to characterize a novel bacterium, designated strain CC-YST705T, isolated from poultry manure sampled in Taiwan. Cells of strain CC-YST705T were aerobic, Gram-stain-negati...
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Association between the use of hormonal contraceptives and risk of gallstone disease
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Association between exposure to road traffic noise and hearing impairment: a case-control study
Noise pollution in urban areas is increasing steadily, and the study of road traffic noises and their effects on the auditory system was rare. This study investigated the potential effects of road traffic nois...
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Zeimonas arvi gen. nov., sp. nov., of the family Burkholderiaceae, harboring biphenyl- and phenolic acid-metabolizing genes, isolated from a long-term ecological research field
A polyphasic taxonomic approach was used to characterize a Gram-stain-negative bacterium, designated strain CC-CFT501T, harboring xenobiotic- and allelochemical-metabolizing genes, isolated from a long-term ecolo...