49 Result(s)

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Robotic natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis: a step-by-step video-guided technical note

T.-C. Chen, J.-T. Liang in Techniques in Coloproctology (2020)

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Effects of Simulated Microstructure on the Creep Rupture of the Modified 9Cr-1Mo Steel

Microstructures of the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of a Gr. 91 steel weld were simulated to evaluate their effects on the creep life of the weld at elevated temperatures. The Ac₁ and Ac₃ temperatures of the Gr. 91 s...

T. H. Hsiao, T. C. Chen, S. L. Jeng… in Journal of Materials Engineering and Perfo… (2016)

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Early detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in BACTEC MGIT cultures using nucleic acid amplification

We evaluated the application of nucleic acid amplification (NAA) in liquid cultures for the early detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The Cobas TaqMan MTB test, IS6110 real-time PCR, and hsp65 PCR-restrictio...

S. Y. Lin, S. C. Hwang, Y. C. Yang… in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology … (2016)

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Degradation of dimethyl sulfoxide through fluidized-bed Fenton process: kinetic analysis

In this study, fluidized-bed Fenton process (FBF) was used to degrade dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), one of the most widely used solvents. Oxidation by Fenton’s reagent, Fe⁺² and H₂O₂, is one of the cheapest advance...

T.-C. Chen, E. M. Matira, M.-C. Lu… in International Journal of Environmental Sci… (2016)

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Effect of indium do** on ZnO: morphological change from nanorod to hexagonal nanodisk

Pure ZnO nanorods and In-doped ZnO hexagonal nanodisks have been synthesized by solvent-thermal method. The morphology of ZnO crystal changes from nanorods to hexagonal nanodisks as the In do** concentration...

C L Feng, J H Duan, G Liu, T C Chen in Indian Journal of Physics (2016)

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The mitochondrial DNA markers for distinguishing Phalaenopsis species and revealing maternal phylogeny

Moth orchids (Phalaenopsis) are among the top-traded blooming potted plants in the world. To explore mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers for species identification, we located simple sequence repeats in the mtDNA o...

B. -Y. Lin, C. -D. Chang, L. L. H. Huang, Y. -C. Liu, Y. -Y. Su… in Biologia Plantarum (2016)

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Mesothelin-specific cell-based vaccine generates antigen-specific immunity and potent antitumor effects by combining with IL-12 immunomodulator

Ovarian cancer is a gynecologic malignancy with a high mortality rate. In the present study, we developed a novel cell-based vaccine, Meso-VAX, to generate mesothelin antigen-specific immune responses and immu...

M-C Chang, Y-L Chen, Y-C Chiang, T-C Chen, Y-C Tang, C-A Chen, W-Z Sun… in Gene Therapy (2016)

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Vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal cancers with a 5-year survival rate of less than 5 %. The more aggressive nature of this disease contributes to its usual late stage diagnosis that makes most patien...

T. C. Chen, K. C. Chiang in Handbook of vitamin D in human health (2013)

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Vitamin D autocrine system and prostate cancer prevention and treatment

Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes play crucial roles in vitamin D metabolism and actions, including hepatic vitamin D-25-hydroxylase and renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1α-hydroxylase (CYP27B1) for the synthesis of the ...

T. C. Chen in Handbook of vitamin D in human health (2013)

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Shrinkage measurement of concrete using the cure-reference method

T. C. Chen, W. Q. Yin PhD candidates, C. Ferraro PhD candidate… in Experimental Techniques (2011)

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Nitrogen Gas-Cluster Ion Beam – A New Nitrogen Source for GaN Growth

In this paper we report sapphire nitridation and GaN film growth by using ionized nitrogen clusters as a nitrogen source. The clusters, typically 2000–3000 molecules/charge, are generated by a prototype GCIB s...

Y. Shao, T. C. Chen, D. B. Fenner, T. D. Moustakas… in MRS Online Proceedings Library (2011)

Chapter and Conference Paper

A Single Machine Scheduling Problem with Air Transportation Decision

Production scheduling and transportation strategies in manufacturing systems are two important topics in the fields of production or supply chain management. These two decisions are usually separately discusse...

P. S. You, Y. C. Lee, Y. C. Hsieh… in Intelligent Information and Database Syste… (2011)

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Shrinkage Measurement in Concrete Materials using Cure Reference Method

This paper describes the details of using Cure Reference Method (CRM) to determine the shrinkage that develops in concrete materials. The technique involves the replication of diffraction grating on the concre...

T. C. Chen, W. Q. Yin, P. G. Ifju in Experimental Mechanics (2010)