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Open AccessEnhancing routine HIV and STI testing among young men who have sex with men: primary outcomes of the get connected clinical randomized trial (ATN 139)
Regular HIV and STI testing remain a cornerstone of comprehensive sexual health care. In this study, we examine the efficacy of Get Connected, a WebApp that combines test locators with personalized educational...
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Lifetime risks of hip fracture in patients with type 2 diabetic: Taiwan Diabetes Study
This study is to estimate the lifetime risks of hip fracture in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Visit-to-visit blood pressure variability and hip fracture risk in older persons
We investigated the association between blood pressure variability measured by the coefficient of variation (CV) of blood pressure and hip fracture in older persons with diabetes. After excluding patients with...
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Visit-to-visit variation of fasting plasma glucose is a predictor of hip fracture in older persons with type 2 diabetes: the Taiwan Diabetes Study
We investigated the association between fasting plasma glucose variability (FPG-CV) and the risk of hip fracture in elderly diabetic patients. Our finding showed a temporal association between FPG-CV and hip f...
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Open AccessIndependent and joint effect of type 2 diabetes and gastric and hepatobiliary diseases on risk of pancreatic cancer risk: 10-year follow-up of population-based cohort
Type 2 diabetes mellitus, gastric and hepatobiliary comorbidities, and cancer share common risk factors: for example, tobacco, obesity, physical inactivity, high calorie intake, and metabolic disorders. Prior ...
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Vitamin D receptor variability and physical activity are jointly associated with low handgrip strength and osteoporosis in community-dwelling elderly people in Taiwan: the Taichung Community Health Study for Elders (TCHS-E)
We studied 472 elders to assess joint association of vitamin D receptor (VDR) variability and physical activity on low handgrip strength (LHS) and osteoporosis (OST). Our findings showed that higher risks of O...
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Genetic association analysis of 30 genes related to obesity in a European American population
Obesity, which is frequently associated with diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, is primarily the result of a net excess of caloric intake over energy expenditure. Human obesity is highly herit...
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Determination of carbamazepine: a comparison of the differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) method and the immunoassay method in a clinical trial
We conducted a clinical trial to analyze human serum containing carbamazepine by using the differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) method with a glassy carbon electrode, and compared it with the fluorescence polariz...
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Analysis of carbamazepine serum by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) and comparison with fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA): an animal study
Few studies have investigated the value of using an electrochemical method with drop** mercury electrodes to determine carbamazepine level. However, the toxic mercury can result in environmental pollution. I...
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Seasonal Variation and Health Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Miaoli City, Taiwan
The ambient PAHs levels in the downtown area of a traditional small city were analyzed for winter and summer seasons. A total of 16 PAHs in gaseous and particulate phase were quantified. The average gaseous PA...
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Comparison of Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV)—a new method of carbamazepine analysis—with Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay (FPIA)
Carbamazepine is a widely used anti-epileptic drug with narrow therapeutic range. Many methods have been developed for monitoring the serum drug level. Differential pulse voltammetry (DPV), an electrochemical met...
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Abnormal liver function test results are related to metabolic syndrome and BMI in Taiwanese adults without chronic hepatitis B or C
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is considered a cause of abnormal deposition of fat into hepatocytes, which might be associated with hepatic steatosis or abnormal liver function.
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Large Eddy Simulation of Heavy Gas Dispersion around an Obstacle
Trials of heavy gas dispersion at Thorney Island were simulated by large eddy simulation (LES). By comparing with experimental data, reasonable model constants of C s and ScT in sub...
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Insulin resistance, obesity, and metabolic syndrome among non-diabetic pre- and post-menopausal women in North Taiwan
To investigate the relationship between the metabolic syndrome and its related factors among non-diabetic pre- and post-menopausal women in North Taiwan.
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Investigation of plane mixing layer using large eddy simulation
Spatially evolving turbulent mixing layers are investigated in this paper using large eddy simulation. The evolutions of large vortex structures are obtained, in which the processes of vortex roll up, growth, ...
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Optimal cut-off values for obesity: using simple anthropometric indices to predict cardiovascular risk factors in Taiwan
BACKGROUND: The increased health risks associated with obesity have been found to occur in Asians at lower body mass indices (BMIs). To determine the optimal cut-off values for overweight or obesity in Taiwan, we...
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Four anthropometric indices and cardiovascular risk factors in Taiwan
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationships between four anthropometric measurements and cardiovascular risk factors in Taiwan.
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Effects of Cisapride on Colonic Transit in Patients with Progressive Systemic Sclerosis
Progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) may involve any portion of the gastrointestinal tract, including the colon. Constipation is common in patients with PSS. Cisapride, a benzamide derivative, is a potentiall...
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Scintigraphic pattern of planar gallium scan in wound infection after colorectal surgery
Background: The incidence of postoperative wound infection is higher after colorectal surgery than after other surgical procedures. No studies have evaluated the usefulness of gallium 67 scintigraphy for detecti...
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Applying genetic algorithms to game search trees
Computer game playing is an important artificial intelligence research field in that the results can usually be applied to other related fields. One of the key computer-game-playing issues is designing effect...