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Chen HW, He Y, Ruan HH, Wu GB, Yu SJ, Wang Y, Chen GD, Qiu J, Wang CX, Chen LZ. [Mid-term efficacy evaluation of ABO incompatible living relative kidney transplantation based on protocol biopsy]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2024; 104:944-949. [PMID: 38514343 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20230719-00030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Objective: To evaluate the mid-term efficacy of ABO incompatible living donor kidney transplantation (ABOi-KT) based on the results of routine renal biopsy for transplantation. Methods: Retrospective collection of clinical data from 23 pairs of ABOi-KT donors and recipients at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from July 2015 to November 2021. ABOi-KT was performed on recipients after desensitization treatment, and the results of routine kidney transplant biopsy at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after surgery were analyzed. Combined with blood type antibody levels and renal function recovery, the mid-term efficacy of ABOi-KT was evaluated. Results: Among the 23 recipients, there were 19 males and 4 females; age range from 19 to 47 years old [(29.6±6.7) years old], all underwent ABOi-KT successfully after receiving desensitization treatment. The follow-up time was (44.6±22.4) months, of which 22 cases were followed up for more than 1 year. The incidence rates of rejection reactions at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after surgery were 15.0% (3/20), 11.1% (1/9), 7.7% (1/13), 25.0% (3/12), and 12.5% (1/8), respectively. For receptors with rejection reactions, targeted anti-rejection therapy was performed based on clinical symptoms and various indicators. Borderline T cell mediated rejection (TCMR) can be converted to mild tubular inflammation after anti-rejection treatment. The positive rate of complement C4d in peritubular capillaries was 95.0% (19/20) one week after surgery, and the positive rate of complement C4d was 100% at 3 and 12 months after surgery. The cumulative survival rates at 1, 3, 5, and 7 years after surgery were all 100%. The cumulative survival rates at 1, 3, 5, and 7 years after kidney transplantation were 100%, 93.3%, 84.0%, and 84.0%, respectively. Except for 2 recipients who underwent transplantation in 2017 and experienced kidney failure at 30 and 49 months after surgery, all other transplanted kidneys survived. Conclusions: The results of routine renal transplant biopsy show that ABOi-KT has a good mid-term therapeutic effect. The pathological changes of ABOi-KT can be dynamically observed through routine renal transplant biopsy and targeted treatment for rejection reactions can be provided accordingly.
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- H W Chen
- Organ Transplantation Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Organ Transplantation Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Lin CI, Wang YW, Liu CY, Chen HW, Liang PH, Chuang YH. Regulatory T cells in inflamed liver are dysfunctional in murine primary biliary cholangitis. Clin Exp Immunol 2024; 215:225-239. [PMID: 37916967 PMCID: PMC10876115 DOI: 10.1093/cei/uxad117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by immune-mediated destruction of intrahepatic small bile ducts. CD8 T cells play a critical role in biliary destruction. However, regulatory T cells (Tregs) have also been identified in the portal tracts of PBC patients. This study tested the hypothesis that hepatic Tregs in PBC were dysfunctional in suppressing immune responses in disease by using our human PBC-like autoimmune cholangitis (AIC) mouse model induced by 2-octynoic acid-conjugated ovalbumin (2-OA-OVA). Our results showed that female and male mice immunized with 2-OA-OVA developed AIC; however, female AIC mice had more severe liver inflammation and fibrosis than male AIC mice. Levels of functional effector CD8 T cells and their chemoattractants, CXCL9 and CXCL10, in the liver were markedly elevated in female AIC mice than in male AIC mice. These results reinforce that CD8 T cells are the primary effector cells in PBC. The number of hepatic Tregs in AIC mice was also higher than in saline-treated mice, but there was no difference between male and female AIC mice. The suppressive function of AIC Tregs was evident despite a discrepancy in the changes in their co-inhibitory receptors and inhibitory cytokines. However, the expansion of hepatic Tregs by low-dose IL-2 treatment did not reduce immune responses to AIC, which may be due to the dysfunction of Tregs in inhibiting T cells. In conclusion, the function of Tregs in the inflamed liver of PBC was insufficient, and low-dose IL-2 treatment could not restore their function to suppress pathological immune responses. Transferring normal Tregs or directly targeting effector CD8 T cells may be beneficial for treating PBC.
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- Chia-I Lin
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chan CW, Chen HW, Wang YW, Lin CI, Chuang YH. IL-21, not IL-17A, exacerbates murine primary biliary cholangitis. Clin Exp Immunol 2024; 215:137-147. [PMID: 37708215 PMCID: PMC10847827 DOI: 10.1093/cei/uxad107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune liver disease caused by intrahepatic bile duct injuries, resulting in fibrosis, cirrhosis, and eventually liver failure. T helper (Th) 17 cells are proposed to involve in the pathogenesis of PBC. However, how and which Th17 cell-derived cytokines affect PBC remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the effects of Th17 effector cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-17A, IL-17F, and IL-21 in PBC using a xenobiotic-induced mouse model of autoimmune cholangitis (inducible chemical xenobiotic models of PBC) treated with cytokine-expressing adeno-associated virus. Our results showed that administration of IL-17A, the well-known main cytokine produced by Th17 cells, did not augment liver inflammation or fibrosis. In contrast, we noted IL-17A-treated mice had lower hepatic Th1 cell numbers and higher hepatic CD11b+Ly6G+ polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cell numbers. IL-17F did not alter liver inflammation or fibrosis. However, the administration of IL-21 exacerbated liver inflammatory responses and portal cell infiltration. IL-21 markedly increased the numbers of activated CD8+ T cells and liver tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells. Moreover, IL-21 aggravates liver fibrosis in mice with autoimmune cholangitis. These results emphasized that not IL-17A but IL-21 in Th17 cell-derived cytokines affected the pathogenesis of PBC. IL-21 enhanced liver inflammation and progression to fibrosis by enhancing the numbers and effector activities of CD8+ T cells. Delineation of the effects of different Th17 effector cytokines in PBC offers clues for developing new therapeutic approaches.
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- Chun-Wen Chan
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hu CW, Lu CY, Wen YC, Chen HW. An economical single-shot pulse picker without nonlinear effect and dispersion. Rev Sci Instrum 2024; 95:013003. [PMID: 38214591 DOI: 10.1063/5.0185458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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An economical and stable single-shot pulse picker design without dispersion, nonlinear effect, and limitation on wavelength is proposed. This design is composed of a periodic pulse blocker (PPB), a control unit, and a mechanical shutter. It has successfully been applied to the commercial high-fluence femtosecond laser with 11-mm beam diameter, 2-mJ pulse energy, and 1-kHz repetition rate. Significantly, by incorporating commercial optical choppers equipped with custom-designed chopper blades in the PPB, this design can accommodate lasers with fluences reaching 610 mJ/cm2 and the standard 1 kHz repetition rate typical of high-fluence lasers. Furthermore, the proposed design provides a cost-effective substitute compared to using electro-optic modulators or acousto-optic modulators.
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- Chen-Wei Hu
- International Intercollegiate Ph.D. Program, National Tsing Hua University, 30013 Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute and Undergraduate Program of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, 115201 Taipei City, Taiwan
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- International Intercollegiate Ph.D. Program, National Tsing Hua University, 30013 Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Institute of Photonics Technologies, National Tsing Hua University, 30013 Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Shen YJ, Liao EY, Tai TM, Liao YH, Sun CK, Lee CK, See S, Chen HW. Deep learning-based photodamage reduction on harmonic generation microscope at low-level optical power. J Biophotonics 2024; 17:e202300285. [PMID: 37738103 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202300285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Revised: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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The trade-off between high-quality images and cellular health in optical bioimaging is a crucial problem. We demonstrated a deep-learning-based power-enhancement (PE) model in a harmonic generation microscope (HGM), including second harmonic generation (SHG) and third harmonic generation (THG). Our model can predict high-power HGM images from low-power images, greatly reducing the risk of phototoxicity and photodamage. Furthermore, the PE model trained only on normal skin data can also be used to predict abnormal skin data, enabling the dermatopathologist to successfully identify and label cancer cells. The PE model shows potential for in-vivo and ex-vivo HGM imaging.
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- Yi-Jiun Shen
- International Intercollegiate Ph.D. Program, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- NVIDIA AI Technology Center, NVIDIA, Taipei, Taiwan
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- International Intercollegiate Ph.D. Program, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Institute of Photonics Technologies, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Jhang YJ, Lin X, Chia SH, Chen WC, Wu IC, Wu MT, Zhuo GY, Tai TM, Chen HW. RepE: unsupervised representation learning for image enhancement in nonlinear optical microscopy. Opt Lett 2023; 48:4245-4248. [PMID: 37582003 DOI: 10.1364/ol.495624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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We present an unsupervised learning denoising method, RepE (representation and enhancement), designed for nonlinear optical microscopy images, such as second harmonic generation (SHG) and two-photon fluorescence (TPEF). Addressing the challenge of effectively denoising images with various noise types, RepE employs an encoder network to learn noise-free representations and a reconstruction network to generate denoised images. It offers several key advantages, including its ability to (i) operate without restrictive statistic assumptions, (ii) eliminate the need for clean-noisy pairs, and (iii) requires only a few training images. Comparative evaluations on real-world SHG and TPEF images from esophageal cancer tissue slides (ESCC) demonstrate that our method outperforms existing techniques in image quality metrics. The proposed method provides a practical, robust solution for denoising nonlinear optical microscopy images, and it has the potential to be extended to other nonlinear optical microscopy modalities.
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Cui C, Zhou XK, Zhu Y, Shen YM, Chen LD, Ju WZ, Chen HW, Gu K, Li MF, Pan YB, Chen ML. [Repeated stellate ganglion blockade for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia storm in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy: a new therapeutic option for patients with malignant arrhythmias]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2023; 51:521-525. [PMID: 37198124 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20220525-00411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Objectives: This study sought to describe our institutional experience of repeated percutaneous stellate ganglion blockade (R-SGB) as a treatment option for drug-refractory electrical storm in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM). Methods: This prospective observational study included 8 consecutive NICM patients who had drug-refractory electrical storm and underwent R-SGB between June 1, 2021 and January 31, 2022. Lidocaine (5 ml, 1%) was injected in the vicinity of the left stellate ganglion under the guidance of ultrasound, once per day for 7 days. Data including clinical characteristics, immediate and long-term outcomes, and procedure related complications were collected. Results: The mean age was (51.5±13.6) years. All patients were male. 5 patients were diagnosed as dilated cardiomyopathy, 2 patients as arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and 1 patient as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The left ventricular ejection fraction was 37.8%±6.6%. After the treatment of R-SGB, 6 (75%) patients were free of electrical storm. 24 hours Holter monitoring showed significant reduction in ventricular tachycardia (VT) episodes from 43.0 (13.3, 276.3) to 1.0 (0.3, 34.0) on the first day following R-SGB (P<0.05) and 0.5 (0.0, 19.3) after whole R-SGB process (P<0.05). There were no procedure-related major complications. The mean follow-up was (4.8±1.1) months, and the median time of recurrent VT was 2 months. Conclusion: Minimally invasive R-SGB is a safe and effective method to treat electrical storm in patients with NICM.
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- C Cui
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Juang SJ, Win KT, Chen YL, Chen HW, Cheng PS. Orf Infection on the Scalp of a Taiwanese Woman: A Case Report and Literature Review. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13020358. [PMID: 36836716 PMCID: PMC9966865 DOI: 10.3390/life13020358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Orf, or ecthyma contagiosum, is a zoonosis caused by Parapoxvirus that infects sheep and goats. Human transmission typically occurs in persons in contact with the infected animals or contaminated fomites and environment. In humans, it generally occurs as solitary or multiple skin lesions on the hands or fingers. Involvement of the head region has rarely been reported. CASE PRESENTATION We report an unusual case with multiple orf lesions on the scalp of a middle-aged woman, along with a review of previously reported Orf cases on the head region. CONCLUSIONS Although Orf infection rarely happens on the head region, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cases with relevant animal exposure.
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- Shiow-Jen Juang
- Department of Dermatology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 71004, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan 71004, Taiwan
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- Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei 11490, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei 242, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan 71004, Taiwan
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Dong JC, Liao Y, Chen HW, Song ZC. [Outcome of lingual gingival recession treated with the tunnel technique plus subepithelial connective tissue graft technique: a case report]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 57:1243-1246. [PMID: 36509525 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20220405-00155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- J C Dong
- Department of Periodontology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine & College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology & Research Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Regenerative Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine & College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology & Research Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Regenerative Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine & College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology & Research Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Regenerative Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai 200011, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine & College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology & Research Unit of Oral and Maxillofacial Regenerative Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai 200011, China
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Chen HW, Ma YN, Zhang RY, Jin ZL. [Progress in application of deep learning in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 57:1182-1187. [PMID: 36379900 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20220712-00381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In recent years, the application of artificial intelligence technology in the field of orthodontics has gradually increased, and deep learning, as a hot direction, has also been rapidly applied in the detection, evaluation, diagnosis, prediction and effect evaluation. At present, deep learning research has the advantages of high efficiency and accuracy, but it also has limitations such as weak interpretability and insufficient data volume. This paper reviewed the proposal and development of deep learning, the application in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment, as well as the limitations and countermeasures of the popularization, and prospect of the future research.
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- H W Chen
- Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Xi'an 710032, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University & State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Xi'an 710032, China
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Chen HW, Peng HT, Wei Y. Analysis of Functional Arch Support Insoles on the Biomechanics and Performance in Right-Forward Lunging Step of Badminton Players. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:11210. [PMID: 36141483 PMCID: PMC9517320 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in biomechanical parameters and sports-specific performance of lower limbs between arch support insoles (ASI) and flat insoles (FLI) when performing net strides. After installing the MVN IMU system, 18 college badminton team members were asked to take the following tests: (1) Consecutive net stride tests; (2) Six-point footwork tests; (3) Retrieve/stroke the ball at the left and right net; (4) Smash and retrieve/stroke the ball at the net; (5) Smash at the front and back crossover step. The joint angle of the lower limbs and ground reaction force during the support phase was collected. The results demonstrated that the peak right hip flexion angle was significantly greater with ASI than FLI (63.09 ± 10.70; 60.08 ± 13.82; p = 0.028), while the peak right foot inversion angle was significantly smaller with ASI than FLI (20.68 ± 7.87; 23.85 ± 8.11; p = 0.013). The principal conclusion was that the arch support insole avoids the decrease in the hip flexion angle and the increase in the foot inversion angle during the net stride tests.
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- Hung-Wen Chen
- Graduate Institute of Coaching Science, Chinese Culture University, Taipei 11114, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Coaching Science, Chinese Culture University, Taipei 11114, Taiwan
- Department of Physical Education, Chinese Culture University, Taipei 11114, Taiwan
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- Department of Physical Education, Chinese Culture University, Taipei 11114, Taiwan
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Huang PQ, Du H, Chen HB, Li Y, Chen HW, Lei XL, Zhang MR, Lu XX. Invasive pulmonary fungal infections in children with severe human adenovirus type 7 pneumonia: A retrospective study. Pediatr Neonatol 2022; 63:388-393. [PMID: 35474019 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2022.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There has been a rapid increase in the number of human adenovirus type 7 (HAdV-7) and invasive pulmonary fungal infections (IPFIs) co-infection. METHODS In this study, we included patients with confirmed HAdV-7 infection during the period from 2018 to 2019 to explore clinical characteristics of severe HAdV-7 pneumonia combined with IPFIs. RESULTS Among the 143 patients, 35 cases were co-infected with IPFIs. Others were assigned to the control group (n Z 108). Patients wereprone to be complicated with respiratory failure, heart failure and hemophagocytic syndromein IPFIs group. Thirty-one species of fungi were detected in the IPFIs group, among whichAspergillus was the most common species. Compared to control group, patients had lowerlevels of WBC, CD3þ T lymphocyte counts and CD19þ B lymphocyte counts in IPFIs group. CONCLUSION Aspergillus is the most common species in IPFIs combined with severe HAdV-7 pneumonia. For children with severe HAdV-7 pneumonia who are younger, have a long course of disease, and have been admitted to the ICU, we should predict the occurrence of IPFIs when there is multi-system dysfunction and the reduction of CD3+ T lymphocyte counts and CD19+ B lymphocyte counts in course of their disease.
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- P Q Huang
- Department of Electrocardiogram, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430014, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430014, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430014, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430014, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430014, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430014, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430014, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430014, China.
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Wang Z, Shi LS, Liu HL, Wang ZZ, Jiang XH, Chen HW, Yang G, Gu K, Ju WZ, Chen M. [Clinical characteristics and long-term follow-up results of radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia in patients with arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2022; 50:549-555. [PMID: 35705463 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20210927-00832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the acute and long-term outcome of catheter ablation for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients with arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy (ALVC). Methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study enrolled ALVC patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of VT at the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2011 to December 2018 and collected their clinical characteristics and intraoperative electrophysiological examination. Patients were followed up every 6 months after radiofrequency ablation until August 2021. Echocardiographic results and VT recurrence post radiofrequency ablation were analysed. Results: Totally 12 patients were enrolled (mean age: (42±15) years, 11 males(11/12)). The mean of left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVDd) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were (51±5)mm and (65±5)%, respectively. Twelve VTs were induced in 10 patients during the electrophysiological study, and the mean tachycardia cycle length was (293±65) ms. Three-dimensional substrate mapping revealed the diseased area at endocardial site in one patient, at epicardial sites in the other 11 patients (involved endocardial sites in 2 cases) with the basal part near the mitral annulus being the predilection for the substrate (10/11). After the catheter ablation at the endocardial and epicardial sites respectively, the complete procedure endpoint was achieved in all patients (VT cannot be induced post ablation). The median follow-up time was 65 (25, 123) months. One patient was lost to follow-up, and the other 11 patients survived without VT. No significant cardiac function deterioration was detected by the echocardiographic examination ((51±5)mm vs. (52±5)mm, P>0.05 for LVDd, (65±5)% vs. (60±6)%, P>0.05 for LVEF) at the end of follow-up. Conclusion: After radiofrequency ablation, the complete procedure endpoint is achieved in ALVC patients, and the catheter ablation provides long-term ventricular tachycardia control during the long-term follow-up.
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000 China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000 China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000 China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000 China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000 China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000 China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000 China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000 China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000 China
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Su ZH, Li SJ, Chen HW, Zhang H. [Comparison of trends in congenital heart disease mortality from 1990 to 2017 between China and North America]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2021; 49:269-275. [PMID: 33706462 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20200618-00496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To compare trends in congenital heart disease (CHD) mortality between China and North America from 1990 to 2017. Methods: Using the data from the Global Burden Of Disease (GBD) study 2017, we analyzed the related indicators of CHD mortality in China and North America from 1990 to 2017, including standardized mortality, number of deaths, age distribution of death population and age-specific mortality of CHD in each birth cohort. Age-period-cohort model was used to calculate the annual percent change of age-standardized and age-specific mortality rates of CHD (% per year), period effect-adjusted age-specific mortality rates, and the relative risk of death among CHD population at different time periods (2000-2004 as reference period) and different birth cohorts (1970 as reference cohort). Results: In 2017, the age-standardized mortality rates for CHD in China and North America were 2.63/100 000 and 1.13/100 000 respectively, a decrease of 50.4% and 49.4% compared to 1990. Of all deaths from CHD in China, 76.8% were found in children under 5 years, which was higher than that in North America (51.7%). For population under 40 years, the period effect-adjusted age-specific mortality was higher in China (0.46-167.94 per 100 000 person-years) than in North America (0.68-22.47 per 100 000 person-years); whereas for population over 40 years, mortality was lower in China (0.13-0.34/100 000 person years) than in North America (0.43-0.72/100 000 person-years).From 1990 to 2017, CHD mortality in China decreased by 1.95% per year. The annual decrease of mortality ranged from 1.95% to 3.64% per year in population under 45 years, but the mortality showed increasing trends among those over 50 years. In 2015-2019, the relative risk of death from CHD decreased by 31% in China and 24% in North America. For 2015 birth cohort, the relative risk of death decreased by 84% in China and by 64% in North America. Conclusions: In the past 30 years, the risk of death from CHD in China has significantly decreased, and the survival gap with North America is dramatically narrowed. However, mortality is higher among younger populations in China than in North America, and the mortality in the elders shows increasing trends each year in China.
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- Z H Su
- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine; Shanghai Institute of Pediatric Congenital Heart Diseases, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic surgery, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine; Shanghai Institute of Pediatric Congenital Heart Diseases, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai 200127, China
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Dynamic vision is crucial to not only animals’ hunting behaviors but also human activities, and yet little is known about how to enhance it, except for extensive trainings like athletics do. Exposure to blue light has been shown to enhance human alertness (Chellappa et al., 2011), perhaps through intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), which are sensitive to motion perception as revealed by animal studies. However, it remains unknown whether blue light can enhance human dynamic vision, a motion-related ability. We conducted five experiments under blue or orange light to test three important components of dynamic vision: eye pursuit accuracy (EPA, Experiment 1), kinetic visual acuity (KVA, Experiment 1 and 2), and dynamic visual acuity (DVA, Experiment 3–5). EPA was measured by the distance between the position of the fixation and the position of the target when participants tracked a target dot. In the KVA task, participants reported three central target numbers (randomly chosen from 0 to 9) moving toward participants in the depth plane, with speed threshold calculated by a staircase procedure. In the DVA task, three numbers were presented along the meridian line on the same depth plane, with motion direction (Experiment 3) and difficulty level (Experiment 4) manipulated, and a blue light filter lens was used to test the ipRGCs contribution (Experiment 5). Results showed that blue light enhanced EPA and DVA, but reduced KVA. Further, DVA enhancement was modulated by difficulty level: blue light enhancement effect was found only with hard task in the downward motion in Experiment 3 and with the low contrast target in Experiment 4. However, this blue light enhancement effect was not caused by mechanism of the ipRGCs, at least not in the range we tested. In this first study demonstrating the relationship between different components of dynamic vision and blue light, our findings that DVA can be enhanced under blue light with hard but not easy task indicate that blue light can enhance dynamic visual discrimination when needed.
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- Hung-Wen Chen
- Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Neurobiology and Cognitive Science Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Center for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Robotics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chu L, Chen HW, Cheng PY, Ho P, Weng IT, Yang PL, Chien SE, Tu YC, Yang CC, Wang TM, Fung HH, Yeh SL. Identifying Features that Enhance Older Adults' Acceptance of Robots: A Mixed Methods Study. Gerontology 2019; 65:441-450. [PMID: 30844813 DOI: 10.1159/000494881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND With global aging, robots are considered a promising solution for handling the shortage of aged care and companionships. However, these technologies would serve little purpose if their intended users do not accept them. While the socioemotional selectivity theory predicts that older adults would accept robots that offer emotionally meaningful relationships, selective optimization with compensation model predicts that older adults would accept robots that compensate for their functional losses. OBJECTIVE The present study aims to understand older adults' expectations for robots and to compare older adults' acceptance ratings for 2 existing robots: one of them is a more human-like and more service-oriented robot and the other one is a more animal-like and more companion-oriented robot. METHODS A mixed methods study was conducted with 33 healthy, community-dwelling Taiwanese older adults (age range: 59-82 years). Participants first completed a semi-structured interview regarding their ideal robot. After receiving information about the 2 existing robots, they then completed the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology questionnaires to report their pre-implementation acceptance of the 2 robots. RESULTS Interviews were transcribed for conventional content analysis with satisfactory inter-rater reliability. From the interview data, a collection of older adults' ideal robot characteristics emerged with highlights of humanlike qualities. From the questionnaire data, respondents showed a higher level of acceptance toward the more service-oriented robot than the more companion-oriented robot in terms of attitude, perceived adaptiveness, and perceived usefulness. From the mixed methods analyses, the finding that older adults had a higher level of positive attitude towards the more service-oriented robot than the more companion-oriented robot was predicted by higher expectation or preference for robots with more service-related functions. CONCLUSION This study identified older adults' preference toward more functional and humanlike robots. Our findings provide practical suggestions for future robot designs that target the older population.
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- Li Chu
- Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, .,Graduate Institute of Brain and Mind Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, .,Neurobiology and Cognitive Science Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, .,Center for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Robotics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,
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Chen HW, Chen YW, Kuo JL, Lai YC, Chou FC, Du CH, Liu HL. Spin-charge-lattice coupling in YBaCuFeO 5: Optical properties and first-principles calculations. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3223. [PMID: 30824718 PMCID: PMC6397168 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39031-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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We combined spectroscopic ellipsometry, Raman scattering spectroscopy, and first-principles calculations to explore the optical properties of YBaCuFeO5 single crystals. Measuring the optical absorption spectrum of YBaCuFeO5 at room temperature revealed a direct optical band gap at approximately 1.41 eV and five bands near 1.69, 2.47, 3.16, 4.26, and 5.54 eV. Based on first-principles calculations, the observed optical excitations were appropriately assigned. Analysis of the temperature dependence of the band gap indicated anomalies in antiferromagnetic phase transition at 455 and 175 K. Additionally, a hardening in the frequency of the Eg phonon mode was observed at 175 K. The value of the spin-phonon coupling constant was 15.7 mRy/Å2. These results suggest a complex nature of spin-charge-lattice interactions in YBaCuFeO5.
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- H W Chen
- Department of Physics, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, 11677, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, Tamsui, New Taipei City, 25137, Taiwan
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- Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, Tamsui, New Taipei City, 25137, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, 11677, Taiwan.
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Chen HW, Chen YY, Bao ZL. [Efficacy and safety of specific sublingual immunotherapy in children with allergic asthma and rhinitis]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 31:223-226. [PMID: 29871228 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of specific sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) with Dermatophagoides farina drops in different courses with allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis.Method:This study retrospectively analyzed the efficacy of SLIT in 158 children with allergic asthma and rhinitis which induced by house dust mites. The children were treated with Dermatophagoides farina drops; clinical observation and follow-up study were conducted. According to the treatment duration, children were divided into 4 groups (1-year, 2-year, 3-year, and 4-year). Symptom scores and medication scores were recorded at each visit. Asthma symptom scores (day and night), the rhinitis symptom scoresand medication scores were evaluated in 4 groups before and after SLIT. The adverse events during the treatment were collected.Result:There were significant differences in asthma symptom scores (day, night), asthma medication scores, rhinitis symptom scores, rhinitis medication scores among children who accepted 1-year, 2-year, 3-year and 4-year SLI treatment as compared with baseline (P< 0.01). As compared with 1-year, 2-year, 3-year groups, the asthma medication scores of 4-year group had obviously decrease (P< 0.05). Rhinitis medication score of SLIT3 years group was significantly lower than 2 years group (P< 0.05). Asthma symptom scores in the day, asthma symptom scores at night, rhinitis symptom scores of four groups children had no statistically significant difference (P>0.05).Conclusion:Different courses of sublingual immunotherapy with Dermatophagoides farina drops had significant effects; the 4-year course of treatment showed the best effect.
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- H W Chen
- Nanning City Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530011, China
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- Nanning City Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530011, China
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- Nanning City Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, 530011, China
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Hsueh YH, Chen HW, Syu BJ, Lin CI, Leung PSC, Gershwin ME, Chuang YH. Endogenous IL-10 maintains immune tolerance but IL-10 gene transfer exacerbates autoimmune cholangitis. J Autoimmun 2018; 95:159-170. [PMID: 30274824 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2018.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The immunomodulatory effect of IL-10 as an immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory cytokine is well known. Taking advantage of our established mouse model of autoimmune cholangitis using 2-octynoic acid conjugated ovalbumin (2-OA-OVA) induction, we compared liver pathology, immune cell populations and antimitochondrial antibodies between IL-10 knockout and wild type mice immunized with 2-OA-OVA. At 10 weeks post immunization, portal inflammation and fibrosis were more severe in 2-OA-OVA immunized IL-10 knockout mice than in wild type mice. This was accompanied by significant higher levels of collagen I and III expression, T, NK and NKT subsets in liver and IgG anti-mitochondrial autoantibodies (AMAs) compared to 2-OA-OVA immunized wild type mice, suggesting that endogenous IL-10 is necessary for the maintenance of immune tolerance in primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Further, we investigated whether administration of exogenous IL-10 could prevent PBC by administration of IL-10 expressing recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV-IL-10) either 3 days before or 3 weeks after the establishment of liver pathology. Interestingly, administration of AAV-IL-10 resulted in increased liver inflammation and fibrosis, accompanied by increases in IFN-γ in liver CD4+ T cell, granzyme B, FasL, and CD107a in liver CD8+ T and NKT cells, and granzyme B and FasL in liver NK cells of AAV-IL-10 administered mice compared with control mice. Furthermore, administration of AAV-IL-10 significantly increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines (IFN-γ, TNF-α, CXCL9 and CXCL10) and collagen I and III production in naïve mice, together with increase in immune cell infiltration and collagen deposition in the liver, suggesting a role of IL-10 in fibrosis. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that endogenous IL-10 is critical in the maintenance of immune tolerance but exogenous administration of IL-10 exacerbates liver inflammation and fibrosis. Furthermore, the distinctive presence of inflammatory immune cell populations and collagen expression in AAV-IL-10 treated naïve mice cautions against the clinical use of exogenous IL-10 in patients with autoimmune cholangitis.
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- Yu-Hsin Hsueh
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California at Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of California at Davis School of Medicine, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Yu JT, Chen HW, Xue X. P4806Difference of efficacy and safety of left atrial appendage closure using watchman between patients aged less than 75 to more than 75 years. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p4806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- J T Yu
- Helmut-G.-Walther Klinikum, Cardiology, Lichtenfels, Germany
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Cardiology, Hefei, China People's Republic of
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- the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Cardiology Department, Changchun, China People's Republic of
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Chen HW, Zhou W, Liao Y, Hu SC, Chen TL, Song ZC. Analysis of metabolic profiles of generalized aggressive periodontitis. J Periodontal Res 2018; 53:894-901. [PMID: 29974463 DOI: 10.1111/jre.12579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The specific pathogenesis of generalized aggressive periodontitis (GAgP) has not yet been clarified, and few studies have focused on the association between GAgP and metabolomics. To elucidate the roles of metabolic profiles in the status of GAgP, this study aimed to identify the differential metabolic profiles between patients with GAgP and healthy controls using an untargeted metabolomic profiling method. MATERIAL AND METHODS Serum and gingival crevicular fluid samples were collected from healthy controls (n = 20) and patients with GAgP (n = 20) in this cross-sectional study. The relative levels of biomarkers in the samples were measured by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Principal components analysis and orthogonal partial least-squares discriminant analysis were used for statistical analysis. Metabolites were analysed qualitatively using the FiehnLib and NIST databases. Full-mouth probing depth and clinical attachment loss were recorded as indexes of periodontal disease. RESULTS A total of 349 metabolites were qualitatively detected in the gingival crevicular fluid samples, and 200 metabolites were detected in the serum samples. Compared with healthy controls, patients with GAgP showed significant increases in serum urea and allo-inositol levels. In contrast, glutathione, 2,5-dihydroxybenzaldehyde, adipic acid and 2-deoxyguanosine levels were decreased in patients with GAgP. In the gingival crevicular fluid samples, noradrenaline, uridine, α-tocopherol, dehydroascorbic acid, xanthine, galactose, glucose-1-phosphate and ribulose-5-phosphate levels were increased in patients with GAgP, while thymidine, glutathione and ribose-5-phosphate levels were decreased. CONCLUSION The metabolomics analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry is an effective and minimally non-invasive way to differentiate the metabolites characteristic of patients with GAgP. Both serum and gingival crevicular fluid metabolomics are significantly different between patients with GAgP and healthy controls. These metabolic profiles have great potential in detecting GAgP and helping to understand its underlying mechanisms.
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- H W Chen
- Department of Periodontology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center of Stomatology, Shanghai, China.,Laboratory of Oral Microbiota and Systemic Diseases, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Periodontology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center of Stomatology, Shanghai, China
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Loong SK, Khor CS, Chen HW, Chao CC, Ling ISC, Abdul Rahim NF, Hassan HS, Nellis S, Ching WM, AbuBakar S. Serological evidence of high Leptospira exposure among indigenous people (Orang Asli) in Peninsular Malaysia using a recombinant antigen-based ELISA. Trop Biomed 2018; 35:1-9. [PMID: 33601771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The lifestyles of the indigenous people (Orang Asli) of Peninsular Malaysia who traditionally live close to the forest, put them at higher risk of exposure to zoonotic diseases. Leptospirosis has recently emerged as one of the most important diseases of public health concern. Here, we aimed to obtain a baseline data on the level of Leptospira exposure among the 107 Orang Asli volunteers using a recombinant antigen-based ELISA, previously shown to have sensitivity of ~90.0% in comparison to the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). Among the Orang Asli volunteers in this study, 60.7% had IgM against Leptospira and 57.9% were antiLeptospira IgG positive. Of these seropositive individuals, 29.9% had both anti-Leptospira IgM and IgG antibodies. Age was found to be a significant predictor for exposure to Leptospira (P < 0.05) with the younger Orang Asli population more likely to be tested positive for antiLeptospira IgM. The finding of high Leptospira exposure among the Orang Asli volunteers could be due to their socio-economic practices and dependency on the forest for their livelihood. The rapid and sensitive recombinant antigen-based ELISA used in the study, could possibly complement MAT for the epidemiological surveillance of leptospirosis, especially among the underserved populations.
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- S K Loong
- Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, United States of America
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- Naval Medical Research Center, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States of America
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, United States of America
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- Naval Medical Research Center, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States of America
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- Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Naval Medical Research Center, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, United States of America
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, United States of America
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- Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Hsu CS, Wang CJ, Chang CH, Tsai PC, Chen HW, Su YC. Emergency percutaneous nephrostomy versus emergency percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with sepsis associated with large uretero-pelvic junction stone impaction: a randomized controlled trial. Int Braz J Urol 2017; 43:481-488. [PMID: 28128911 PMCID: PMC5462139 DOI: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2015.0643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION A randomized trial was conducted prospectively to evaluate the efficacy, related complications, and convalescence of emergency percutaneous nephrolithotomy compared to percutaneous nephrostomy for decompression of the collecting system in cases of sepsis associated with large uretero-pelvic junction stone impaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS The inclusion criteria included a WBC count of 10.000/mm3 or more and/or a temperature of 38°C or higher. Besides, all enrolled patients should maintain stable hemodynamic status and proper organ perfusions. A total of 113 patients with large, obstructive uretero-pelvic junction stones and clinical signs of sepsis completed the study protocol. Of those, 56 patients were placed in the emergency percutaneous nephrostomy group, while the other 57 patients were part of the percutaneous nephrolithotomy group. The primary end point was the time until normalization of white blood cells (WBC) at a count of 10.000/mm3 or less, and a temperature of 37.4°C or lower. The secondary end points included the comparison of analgesic consumption, length of stay, and related complications. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS® version 14.0.1. The Mann-Whitney U test, chi-square test, and Fisher's exact test were used as appropriate. RESULTS The length of hospital stays (in days) was 10.09±3.43 for the emergency percutaneous nephrostomy group and 8.18±2.72 for the percutaneous nephrolithotomy group. This set of data noted a significant difference between groups. There was no difference between groups in regard to white blood cell count (in mm3), time to normalization of white blood cell count (in days), body temperature (in ºC), time to normalization of body temperature (in days), C-reactive proteins (in mg/dL), time taken for C-reactive proteins to decrease over 25% (in days), procalcitonin (in ng/mL), or complication rates. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms that emergency percutaneous nephrolithotomy may be as safe as early percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a selected low risk patients with sepsis-associated large, obstructive stone.
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- Chi-Sen Hsu
- Department of Infection, Saint Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Saint Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Saint Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Saint Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Emergency, Saint Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Department of Emergency, Saint Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Ma X, Zhao YF, Tian WJ, Qian Z, Chen HW, Wu YY, Liu XF. A novel Al matrix composite reinforced by nano-AlN p network. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34919. [PMID: 27721417 PMCID: PMC5056514 DOI: 10.1038/srep34919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In pursuit of lightweighting of automobiles and low emission of transportation, the efforts to develop high-strength, heat-resistant and fatigue-resistant Al alloys and/or composites have been ongoing. Here we report a novel Al matrix composite with ultrahigh strength reinforced by a three dimensional network of nano-AlN particles for the first time. The in-situ synthesized AlN particles are connected by twinning bonding chains and built up a three dimensional network strengthening Al matrix enormously like the skeleton to human body. The composite containing 16.4wt.% AlN particles shows excellent properties: the ultimate tensile strengths can be up to 518MPa at room temperature and 190MPa at 350 °C. This peculiar performance results from the novel spatial distribution of nano-scale AlN particles. Our findings in this work would help to develop a potential candidate for high-performance heat resistance light-metal based materials.
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution &Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution &Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution &Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution &Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution &Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution &Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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Kong XY, Ma LK, Chen HW. [Post percutaneous coronary intervention follow-up result in a patient with hemophilia A and acute coronary syndrome]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 2016; 44:628-629. [PMID: 27530950 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2016.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Wang CJ, Hsu CS, Chen HW, Chang CH, Tsai PC. Percutaneous nephrostomy versus ureteroscopic management of sepsis associated with ureteral stone impaction: a randomized controlled trial. Urolithiasis 2015; 44:415-9. [PMID: 26662171 DOI: 10.1007/s00240-015-0852-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A randomized trial was conducted prospectively to evaluate the efficacy, related complications, and convalescence of emergent retrograde ureteroscopic management, instead of percutaneous nephrostomy for decompression of the collecting system in cases of sepsis associated with ureteral stone obstruction. A total of 107 patients undergoing ureteroscopic stone manipulation for ureteral stones completed the study protocol, 53 patients in the percutaneous nephrostomy group, and 54 patients in the emergent retrograde ureteroscopic management group. The primary end point was the time to normalization of WBC of 10,000/mm or less and temperature of 37.4 °C or less. The second end point was the comparison analgesic consumption, length of stay, and related complications. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS(®) version 14.0.1. The Mann-Whitney U test, Chi square test, and fisher's exact test was used as appropriate. The length of hospital stay (days) was 10.25 ± 3.53 and 8.24 ± 2.77 in the percutaneous nephrostomy group and emergent retrograde ureteroscopic management group, respectively, with significant difference (Table 2). However, patients in the emergent retrograde ureteroscopic management group had a significantly higher rate of s body temperature (°C). Meanwhile, the analgesic consumptions are 31.51 ± 11.16 and 40.00 ± 14.54 in the percutaneous nephrostomy group and emergent retrograde ureteroscopic management group, respectively, with significant difference. Our results show that it can be effectively and safely managed by retrograde ureteroscopic management combined with strong antibiotics in select clinical situations. Ureteroscopic management should no longer be considered a contraindication for the treatment of patients with sepsis associated with obstructing ureteral stones.
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- Chung-Jing Wang
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Saint Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Department of Infection, Saint Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Emergency, Saint Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Saint Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Saint Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, ROC
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Wang XY, Chen XL, Wang L, Chen HW. High-dose glucocorticoids increases the expression of mineralocorticoid receptor in vascular endothelial cells. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2015; 19:4314-4323. [PMID: 26636519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the role of glucocorticoid new mechanism to observe the expression of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and dexamethasone (Dex) in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). MATERIALS AND METHODS LPS "injured" endothelial cells with Dex for "treatment", and then detected the expression of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) in the endothelial cells by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS With high dose (10-6 mol/L) of Dex to stimulate cell 3h, GRmRNA no significant changes in the expression, 6h began to decrease, 12h peak, 24h recovered nearly the level before stimulation. Using different concentrations of Dex and 100 ng/ml LPS stimulation, HUVEC MRmRNA expression was decreased, and high dose (10-6 mol/L) of Dex to stimulate cell 3h, MRmRNA no significant changes in expression, and GRmRNA The difference is that the expression began to increase 6h, 12h, peaked, 24h rebound near the level before stimulation. Immunohistochemistry results consistent with the RT-PCR. CONCLUSIONS Large dose of DEX (10-6 mol/l) up-regulated the expression of MR and GR in the reduction of the contrast exactly. GC induced the expression of GR and MR in different changes of stress injury of the body may be a regulatory mechanism, and indicate one new mechanism of glucocorticoid exist.
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- X Y Wang
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, General Hospital of Beijing Military Region, Beijing, China.
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We demonstrate a 3 GHz repetition rate, femtosecond Raman soliton source with its wavelength tunable from 1.15 to 1.35 μm. We investigate the dependence of Raman soliton formation on different photonic-crystal fibers (PCFs), input powers, and fiber lengths. To produce a Raman soliton peaking at the same wavelength, shorter PCFs demand higher input average powers and consequently generate stronger Raman soliton pulses. Using 30 cm PCF NL-3.2-945, the resulting Raman soliton pulse at 1.35 μm has 0.9 W average power. The integrated relative intensity noise of the Raman soliton pulse at 1.35 μm generated from the 54-cm PCF NL-3.2-945 is as low as 0.33% from 100 Hz to 10 MHz.
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Chen HW, Haider Z, Lim J, Xu S, Yang Z, Kärtner FX, Chang G. 3 GHz, Yb-fiber laser-based, few-cycle ultrafast source at the Ti:sapphire laser wavelength. Opt Lett 2013; 38:4927-4930. [PMID: 24322168 DOI: 10.1364/ol.38.004927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We demonstrate a compact ultrafast source centered at 850 nm with >200 nm bandwidth (full width at half-maximum) based on a 3 GHz Yb-fiber master-oscillator-power-amplifier system. The output pulses (with up to 13 W average power) from the laser system are coupled into short (<50 mm) pieces of photonic crystal fibers to excite broadband fiber-optic Cherenkov radiation; the resulting broad phase-matching bandwidth due to short fiber length produces an upconverted spectrum spanning in the wavelength range of 750-950 nm with average power of 94, 184, and 380 mW for fiber length of 28, 37, and 48 mm, respectively. The spectrum generated from the 37 mm fiber is then dechirped by eight double-chirped mirrors, leading to compressed pulses ~14 fs in duration. Such an ultrafast source is a promising substitute of multigigahertz mode-locked Ti:sapphire lasers for applications in optical frequency metrology and multiphoton coherent microscopy.
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Chen HW, Liang CH, Wu ZM, Chang EE, Lin TF, Chiang PC, Wang GS. Occurrence and assessment of treatment efficiency of nonylphenol, octylphenol and bisphenol-A in drinking water in Taiwan. Sci Total Environ 2013; 449:20-28. [PMID: 23403099 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2012] [Revised: 01/10/2013] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Occurrence and methods for the removal of nonylphenolic compounds in drinking water have been gaining increased attention due to their widespread presence in natural water and the potential health risks from the consumptions of drinking water. The purpose of this study was to assess the occurrence of nonylphenol (NP), octylphenol (OP), and bisphenol-A (BPA) in water sources and treated water in Taiwan, to evaluate the treatment efficiencies of these compounds in both the conventional (coagulation, sedimentation, filtration and chlorination) and advanced treatment processes. The treatment efficiencies of these chemicals were assessed based on their concentrations in water sources, and the results were verified with laboratory simulated treatment processes. A survey of NP, OP, and BPA in 11 Taiwanese water sources showed that all of them could be identified in most of the sampled sources, and that higher concentrations of NP were found when the raw water was contaminated by domestic wastewater. However, higher treatment efficiency could be observed when the NP concentration in water source is high. Laboratory simulation studies of conventional treatment processes showed that chlorination played an important role in the degradation of NP in raw water. Treatment efficiencies of 60%-90% were achieved for NP removal when sufficient chlorine dosages were applied to satisfy chlorine demands. However, results also showed that conventional coagulation and rapid filtration processes were less effective in the reduction of phenolic compounds in water.
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- H W Chen
- Institute of Environmental Health, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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Lim J, Chen HW, Chang G, Kärtner FX. Frequency comb based on a narrowband Yb-fiber oscillator: pre-chirp management for self-referenced carrier envelope offset frequency stabilization. Opt Express 2013; 21:4531-4538. [PMID: 23481986 DOI: 10.1364/oe.21.004531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Laser frequency combs are normally based on mode-locked oscillators emitting ultrashort pulses of ~100-fs or shorter. In this paper, we present a self-referenced frequency comb based on a narrowband (5-nm bandwidth corresponding to 415-fs transform-limited pulses) Yb-fiber oscillator with a repetition rate of 280 MHz. We employ a nonlinear Yb-fiber amplifier to both amplify the narrowband pulses and broaden their optical spectrum. To optimize the carrier envelope offset frequency (fCEO), we optimize the nonlinear pulse amplification by pre-chirping the pulses at the amplifier input. An optimum negative pre-chirp exists, which produces a signal-to-noise ratio of 35 dB (100 kHz resolution bandwidth) for the detected fCEO. We phase stabilize the fCEO using a feed-forward method, resulting in 0.64-rad (integrated from 1 Hz to 10 MHz) phase noise for the in-loop error signal. This work demonstrates the feasibility of implementing frequency combs from a narrowband oscillator, which is of particular importance for realizing large line-spacing frequency combs based on multi-GHz oscillators usually emitting long (>200 fs) pulses.
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- Jinkang Lim
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Chen HW, Chang G, Zhu C, Ma X, Galvanauskas A, Kärtner FX. Air-clad chirally-coupled-core Yb-fiber femtosecond oscillator with >10W average power. EPJ Web of Conferences 2013. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20134110006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Lim J, Chen HW, Calendron AL, Chang G, Kärtner FX. Optimization of ultrafast Yb-doped fiber amplifiers to achieve high-quality compressed pulses. EPJ Web of Conferences 2013. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20134110020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Chen HW, Lim J, Huang SW, Schimpf DN, Kärtner FX, Chang G. Optimization of femtosecond Yb-doped fiber amplifiers for high-quality pulse compression. Opt Express 2012; 20:28672-28682. [PMID: 23263105 DOI: 10.1364/oe.20.028672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We both theoretically and experimentally investigate the optimization of femtosecond Yb-doped fiber amplifiers (YDFAs) to achieve high-quality, high-power, compressed pulses. Ultrashort pulses amplified inside YDFAs are modeled by the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation coupled to the steady-state propagation-rate equations. We use this model to study the dependence of compressed-pulse quality on the YDFA parameters, such as the gain fiber's doping concentration and length, and input pulse pre-chirp, duration, and power. The modeling results confirmed by experiments show that an optimum negative pre-chirp for the input pulse exists to achieve the best compression.
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- Hung-Wen Chen
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
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We demonstrate a fundamentally mode-locked Yb-fiber laser with 3 GHz repetition rate and ∼206 fs pulse duration. The laser incorporates two enabling technologies: a 1 cm heavily Yb-doped phosphate glass fiber as the gain medium and a high-dispersion (-1300 fs2) output coupler to manage cavity dispersion. The oscillator self-starts and generates up to 53 mW average power.
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- Hung-Wen Chen
- Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Lin LC, Fann WC, Chou MH, Chen HW, Su YC, Chen JC. Urine specific gravity as a predictor of early neurological deterioration in acute ischemic stroke. Med Hypotheses 2011; 77:11-4. [PMID: 21444157 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We previously found that a blood urea nitrogen/creatinine (BUN/Cr) ratio>15 is an independent predictor of early neurological deterioration after acute ischemic stroke, which suggests that dehydration may be a cause of early deterioration. The aim of this study was to determine whether urine specific gravity, which is another indicator of hydration status and one that is more easily obtained, is also an independent predictor of early deterioration or stroke-in-evolution (SIE). Demographic and clinical data were recorded at admission from patients with acute ischemic stroke who were prospectively enrolled from October 2007 to June 2010. We compared patients with and without stroke-in-evolution (based on an increase of 3 points or more points on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale within 3 days). Univariate and multivariate statistical analyses were carried out. A total of 317 patients (43 SIE and 274 non-SIE) were enrolled; the first 196 patients comprised the cohort of our previous study. The only two independent predictors of early deterioration or SIE were BUN/Cr>15 and urine specific gravity>1.010. After adjusting for age and gender, patients with a urine specific gravity>1.010 were 2.78 times more likely to develop SIE (95% CI=1.11-6.96; P=0.030). Urine specific gravity may be useful as an early predictor of early deterioration in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Patients with urine specific gravity ≤ 1.010 therefore may have a reduced likelihood of early neurological deterioration.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan, ROC
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Fang CK, Li PY, Lai ML, Lin MH, Bridge DT, Chen HW. Establishing a 'Physician's Spiritual Well-being Scale' and testing its reliability and validity. J Med Ethics 2011; 37:6-12. [PMID: 21059633 DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.037200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to develop a Physician's Spiritual Well-Being Scale (PSpWBS). The significance of a physician's spiritual well-being was explored through in-depth interviews with and qualitative data collection from focus groups. Based on the results of qualitative analysis and related literature, the PSpWBS consisting of 25 questions was established. Reliability and validity tests were performed on 177 subjects. Four domains of the PSpWBS were devised: physician's characteristics; medical practice challenges; response to changes; and overall well-being. The explainable total variance was 65.65%. Cronbach α was 0.864 when the internal consistency of the whole scale was calculated. Factor analysis showed that the internal consistency Cronbach α value for each factor was between 0.625 and 0.794 and the split-half reliability was 0.865. The scale has satisfactory reliability and validity and could serve as the basis for assessment of the spiritual well-being of a physician.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chen HW, Sosnowski T, Liu CH, Chen LJ, Birge JR, Galvanauskas A, Kärtner FX, Chang G. Chirally-coupled-core Yb-fiber laser delivering 80-fs pulses with diffraction-limited beam quality warranted by a high-dispersion mirror based compressor. Opt Express 2010; 18:24699-24705. [PMID: 21164816 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.024699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We demonstrate a high-energy femtosecond laser system that incorporates two rapidly advancing technologies: chirally-coupled-core large-mode-area Yb-fiber to ensure fundamental-mode operation and high-dispersion mirrors to enable loss-free pulse compression while preserving the diffraction-limited beam quality. Mode-locking is initiated by a saturable absorber mirror and further pulse shortening is achieved by nonlinear polarization evolution. Centered at 1045 nm with 39-MHz repetition rate, the laser emits 25-nJ, positively chirped pulses with 970-mW average power. 6 bounces from double-chirped-mirrors compress these pulses down to 80 fs, close to their transform-limited duration. The loss-free compression gives rise to a diffraction-limited optical beam (M2 = 1.05).
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- Hung-Wen Chen
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Chen HW, Lai ECH, Zhen ZJ, Cui WZ, Liao S, Lau WY. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Surg 2010; 9:188-91. [PMID: 21093616 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2010] [Accepted: 11/08/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Reports on percutaneous cryoablation to treat patients with HCC are sparse in the medical literature. This study aimed to determine the safety and efficacy of percutaneous cryotherapy for unresectable or recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS The results of 40 patients with unresectable HCC and 26 patients with recurrent HCC treated with ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryotherapy from January 2006 to June 2009 were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS We used percutaneous cryotherapy to treat 76 tumors in 40 patients with unresectable and 76 tumors in 26 patients with recurrent HCC. The size of the tumors was 2.8 ± 1.7 cm (mean ± S.D.). The mean number of treatment sessions for unresectable and recurrent HCC were 1.7 and 1.4, respectively. All cryotherapy procedures were technically successful. No procedure-related death was observed. The overall complication rate was 12.1%. Patients with unresectable HCC had 1-, and 3-year overall survival rates of 81.4%, and 60.3%, while the disease-free survival rates at 1 year and 3 years were 67.6% and 20.8%, respectively. Patients with recurrent HCC had 1-, and 3-year overall survival rates of 70.2%, and 28.8%, while the disease-free survival rates at 1 year and 3 years were 53.8% and 7.7%, respectively. CONCLUSION Ultrasound-guided percutaneous cryotherapy was safe and efficacious in the treatment of unresectable and recurrent HCC. Further randomized trials are needed to compare the safety and efficacy of cryotherapy with other forms of percutaneous treatment so that an unbiased therapeutic strategy can be devised.
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- H W Chen
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, 528000 Guang Dong, People's Republic of China.
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Chen HW, Hsu WM, Lu FL, Chen PC, Jeng SF, Peng SSF, Chen CY, Chou HC, Tsao PN, Hsieh WS. Management of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation and bronchopulmonary sequestration in newborns. Pediatr Neonatol 2010; 51:172-7. [PMID: 20675242 DOI: 10.1016/s1875-9572(10)60032-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2009] [Revised: 08/21/2009] [Accepted: 10/05/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) and bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS) are major embryonic pulmonary developmental anomalies. Early surgical excision is becoming an increasingly common option. We investigated the clinical features and management of patients with CCAM and BPS at the National Taiwan University Hospital. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of neonates diagnosed with CCAM and/or BPS at the Hospital from July 1995 to January 2008. Prenatal examination, postnatal presentation, management and patient outcome were analyzed. We also propose a concise algorithm for the practical management of these conditions. RESULTS Sixteen patients were recruited including eight (50%) with CCAM, five (31%) with BPS and three (19%) with mixed-type lesions (CCAM with BPS). Thirteen (81%) patients were diagnosed antenatally at a median gestational age of 20 weeks. Eleven (69%) patients underwent surgical resection before 6 months of age because of respiratory distress or repeated pulmonary infection. There were no surgery-related complications among the seven patients who underwent early surgery within 1 month of age. Five (31%) patients remained asymptomatic and did not undergo surgery. All patients survived with no limitations to daily activity during follow-up periods of 1-8 years. CONCLUSION The high proportion of mixed-type lesions suggests that CCAM and BPS may share the same developmental ancestry. Early surgical resection within 1 month of age is safe in symptomatic patients.
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- Hung-Wen Chen
- Department of Pediatrics, Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Avian coronavirus infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) poses a major threat to the global poultry industry. New IBV geno- and serotypes are continually reported. However, information on IBV prevalence is not frequently addressed in these reports. This study reports on a viral surveillance program in Taiwan from 2005 to 2006 with sampling conducted in poultry slaughterhouses. The genetic features of the obtained field isolates were investigated using sequence analysis and SimPlot analysis. A 1-directional neutralization test was performed to examine the antigenic variations among the collected viruses. The selection pressures that may contribute to the evolution of Taiwan IBV during recent decades were assessed. The surveillance program revealed that 8 out of 47 flocks (17%) were IBV-infected, from which 13 IBV isolates were recovered. Based on the phylogenetic analysis of the S1 gene, 11 of 13 isolates (84.6%) clustered with Taiwan group I. One IBV isolate showed evidence of frequent recombination events with China-like IBV in the spike glycoprotein (S) gene. Another isolate demonstrated the incorporation of China-like and H120-like genome fragments within the S2 gene and the membrane protein (M) gene region, respectively. Some antigenic changes were found in the 1-directional neutralization test. However, no positive selection pressures were related to those variations in the S1 genes among Taiwan IBV. Based on our work, we suggest that sampling chickens in poultry slaughterhouses is an effective and valuable means of compiling viral prevalence data, particularly in situations where there is subclinical infection. Infectious bronchitis viruses from slaughtered chickens revealed intertypic genetic recombination and antigenic diversity.
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- H W Chen
- School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Hu TH, Whang LM, Lei CN, Chen CF, Chiang TY, Lin LB, Chen HW, Liu PWG, Cheng SS. Evaluation of methanogenic treatment of TMAH (tetra-methyl ammonium hydroxide) in a full-scale TFT-LCD wastewater treatment process. Water Sci Technol 2010; 62:403-409. [PMID: 20651446 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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This study evaluated TMAH biodegradation under methanogenic conditions. Under methanogenic conditions, a sludge from a full-scale UASB treating TFT-LCD wastewater was able to degrade 2,000 mg/L of TMAH within 10 h and attained a specific degradation rate of 19.2 mgTMAH/gVSS-h. Furthermore, several chemicals including some surfactants, DMSO, and sulfate were examined for their potential inhibitory effects on TMAH biodegradation under methanogenic conditions. The results indicated that surfactant S1 (up to 2%) and DMSO (up to 1,000 mg/L) presented negligible inhibitory effects on TMAH degradation, while surfactant S2 (0.2-1%) might inhibit methanogenic reaction without any TMAH degradation for 3-5 h. At sulfate concentrations higher than 300 mg/L, a complete inhibition of methanogenic reaction and TMAH biodegradation was observed. Results from cloning and sequencing of archaeal 16S rRNA gene fragments showed that Methanosarcina barkeri and Methanosarcina mazei were the dominant methanogens in the UASB treating TMAH-containing TFT-LCD wastewater.
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- T H Hu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan City 701, Chinese Taiwan.
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We propose and demonstrate a simple leaky structure for terahertz (THz) waveguiding. Different from previously reported air-core THz waveguides, in which a high-reflection-coated cladding layer is designed, the proposed structure here is a simple pipe with a large air core and a thin dielectric layer with uniform but low index. Using commercially available Teflon air pipes, we experimentally confirm that THz waves can be successfully guided in the central air core of 3-m-long pipes with excellent mode qualities, high coupling efficiencies, low attenuation constants, and controllable passband width.
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- Chih-Hsien Lai
- Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics and Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Chiang JM, Chen HW, Tang RP, Chen JS, Changchien CR, Hsieh PS, Wang JY. Mutation analysis of the APC gene in Taiwanese FAP families: low incidence of APC germline mutation in a distinct subgroup of FAP families. Fam Cancer 2009; 9:117-24. [PMID: 19768578 DOI: 10.1007/s10689-009-9292-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2008] [Accepted: 08/29/2009] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal-dominant disease caused by germline mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. The affected individuals develop colorectal polyposis and show various extra-colonic manifestations. In this study, we aimed to investigate the genetic and clinical characteristics of FAP in Taiwanese families and analyze the genotype-phenotype correlations. Blood samples were obtained from 66 FAP patients registered in the hereditary colorectal cancer database. Then, germline mutations in the APC genes of these 66 polyposis patients from 47 unrelated FAP families were analyzed. The germline-mutation-negative cases were analyzed by performing multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) and single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis of the MUTYH gene. Among the analyzed families, 79% (37/47) of the families showed 28 APC mutations, including 19 frameshift mutations, 4 nonsense mutations, 3 genomic deletion mutations, 1 missense mutation, and 1 splice-site mutation. In addition, we identified 15 novel mutations in 32% (15/47) of the families. The cases in which APC mutations were not identified showed significantly lower incidence of profuse polyposis (P = 0.034) and gastroduodenal polyps (P = 0.027). Furthermore, FAP families in which some affected individuals had less than 100 polyps showed significant association with low incidence of APC germline mutations (P = 0.002). We have added the APC germline-mutation data for Taiwanese FAP patients and indicated the presence of an FAP subgroup comprising affected individuals with nonadenomatous polyps or less than 100 adenomatous polyps; this form of FAP is less frequently caused by germline mutations of the APC gene.
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- J M Chiang
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Lin-kou, Taiwan.
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Chen HW, Lai ECH, Pan AZ, Chen T, Liao S, Lau WY. Preoperative assessment and staging of hilar cholangiocarcinoma with 16-multidetector computed tomography cholangiography and angiography. Hepatogastroenterology 2009; 56:578-583. [PMID: 19621658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS To evaluate prospectively the preoperative use of 16-multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) with cholangiography and angiography in determining the resectability of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. METHODOLOGY From January 2002 to January 2008, 75 consecutive patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma underwent preoperative MDCT with cholangiography and angiography. 3D images of the portal vein, hepatic artery, and bile ducts were created and viewed simultaneously. The accuracy of MDCT with cholangiography and angiography was determined by comparison with intraoperative and pathologic findings. RESULTS All patients tolerated the CT imaging well and without serious complication. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy rates were 92.9%, 100%, and 96% for portal vein invasion and 83.3%, 100%, and 93.3% for hepatic arterial invasion. The accuracy rate of longitudinal tumor extension, using the modified Bismuth-Corlette classification, was 96%. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of prediction of resectability were 95.7%, 82.1%, and 90.7%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Preoperative MDCT with cholangiography and angiography gave a good assessment of the degree of biliary and vascular involvement of hilar cholangiocarcinoma. It also accurately predicted resectability.
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- H W Chen
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Fo Shan, Fo Shan 528000, Guang Dong, China
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We demonstrate a room-temperature-operated all-terahertz (THz) fiber-scanning near-field imaging system. The upright-type THz near-field microscope has a compact size, capable of being integrated with an optical microscope. This transmission illumination near-field system could be a promising tool to distinguish breast cancer from the normal tissue without pathologic staining.
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- Chui-Min Chiu
- Department of Electrical Engineering and Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Tsai YK, Chen HW, Lo TC, Lin TH. Specific point mutations in Lactobacillus casei ATCC 27139 cause a phenotype switch from Lac- to Lac+. Microbiology (Reading) 2009; 155:751-760. [PMID: 19246746 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.021907-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lactose metabolism is a changeable phenotype in strains of Lactobacillus casei. In this study, we found that L. casei ATCC 27139 was unable to utilize lactose. However, when exposed to lactose as the sole carbon source, spontaneous Lac(+) clones could be obtained. A gene cluster (lacTEGF-galKETRM) involved in the metabolism of lactose and galactose in L. casei ATCC 27139 (Lac(-)) and its Lac(+) revertant (designated strain R1) was sequenced and characterized. We found that only one nucleotide, located in the lacTEGF promoter (lacTp), of the two lac-gal gene clusters was different. The protein sequence identity between the lac-gal gene cluster and those reported previously for some L. casei (Lac(+)) strains was high; namely, 96-100 % identity was found and no premature stop codon was identified. A single point mutation located within the lacTp promoter region was also detected for each of the 41 other independently isolated Lac(+) revertants of L. casei ATCC 27139. The revertants could be divided into six classes based on the positions of the point mutations detected. Primer extension experiments conducted on transcription from lacTp revealed that the lacTp promoter of these six classes of Lac(+) revertants was functional, while that of L. casei ATCC 27139 was not. Northern blotting experiments further confirmed that the lacTEGF operon of strain R1 was induced by lactose but suppressed by glucose, whereas no blotting signal was ever detected for L. casei ATCC 27139. These results suggest that a single point mutation in the lacTp promoter was able to restore the transcription of a fully functional lacTEGF operon and cause a phenotype switch from Lac(-) to Lac(+) for L. casei ATCC 27139.
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- Yu-Kuo Tsai
- Prof. Thy-Hou Lin laboratory, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, ROC
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- Prof. Thy-Hou Lin laboratory, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, ROC
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- Prof. Thy-Hou Lin laboratory, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, ROC
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- Prof. Thy-Hou Lin laboratory, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Section 2, Kuang Fu Road, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan, ROC
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BACKGROUND Laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitis (LRINEC score) is a simple laboratory tool used to distinguish between necrotizing soft-tissue infections (NSTI) and other soft-tissue infections. A LRINEC score of > or =6 is considered as denoting a high risk of necrotizing fasciitis. A certain LRINEC score might also be associated with mortality and other outcomes of patients with NSTI. METHODS A review of the medical charts of patients was carried out. The study sites were one tertiary academic centre and one community, university-affiliated hospital. All adult patients with necrotizing soft-tissue infections from 2002 to 2005 were selected then LRINEC scores were calculated for each patient. We enrolled patients where there was sufficient information to determine that the LRINEC score was either <6 or > or =6. RESULTS A total of two hundred and nine patients were enrolled and analysed. The overall mortality rate was 33 of 209 (15.8%) and amputation rate was 55 of 209 (26.3%). The amputation rates were defined as numbers of patients who received amputation divided by numbers of total patients. Enrolled patients were divided into two groups. Group I was those whose LRINEC score was <6 and group II was those whose LRINEC score was > or =6. Significant differences in mortality rate (P = 0.04) and amputation rate (P = 0.002) were noted between two groups. CONCLUSION The LRINEC score is associated with the outcomes of patients with NSTI. Patients with a LRINEC score of > or =6 have a higher rate of both mortality and amputation.
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- Yi-Chun Su
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Puzih City, Taiwan
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Lo TC, Chen HW, Tsai YK, Kuo YC, Lin CF, Kuo SY, Lin TH. Formation of an inverted repeat junction in the transposition of insertion sequence ISLC3 isolated from Lactobacillus casei. Microbiology (Reading) 2008; 154:1047-1058. [PMID: 18375798 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2007/013227-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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An insertion sequence, ISLC3, of 1351 bp has been isolated from Lactobacillus casei. Formation of IS circles containing a 3 bp spacer (complete junction) or deletion of 25 bp at the left inverted repeat (IRL) between the abutted IS ends of the ISLC3 junction region (deleted junction) was also discovered in the lactobacilli and Escherichia coli system studied. We found that the promoter formed by the complete junction P(jun) was more active than that formed by the 25 bp deleted junction P(djun) or the indigenous promoter P(IRL). The corresponding transcription start sites for both promoter P(jun) and P(IRL) as well as P(djun) were subsequently determined using a primer extension assay. The activity of transposase OrfAB of ISLC3 was also assayed using an in vitro system. It was found that this transposase preferred to cleave a single DNA strand at the IRR over the IRL end in the transposition process, suggesting that attack of one end by the other was oriented from IRR to IRL.
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- Ta-Chun Lo
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC
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