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Lin JJ, Tsai YD. Flexible Low-Loss Thin Flimsy Stripline for High-Speed Connections. Micromachines (Basel) 2022; 13:2218. [PMID: 36557518 PMCID: PMC9783494 DOI: 10.3390/mi13122218] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Increasing numbers of antennas are being placed inside laptop screen bezels. Connections between antennas and laptop bases have become challenging owing to space limitations. Thus, this paper proposes a flexible low-loss thin flimsy stripline structure for high-speed applications. The cable should be sufficiently thin to avoid causing a water ripple effect while under the screen panel. Furthermore, the cable should be sufficiently flexible to traverse the hinges between the laptop screen and base. This study aims to design a cable with a total thickness of less than 0.6 mm and an insertion loss of less than 10 dB/m at a frequency of 6 GHz. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a flexible material, can be used to meet these requirements. We simulate the characteristics of various PTFE layer thicknesses. The trend shows a thicker PTFE layer and lower insertion loss. Finally, we fabricate and test two structures with different thicknesses. Both thicknesses are less than 0.6 mm, and the insertion losses are less than 10 dB/m at 6 GHz. We demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed design and fabrication process for these applications through simulations and measurements.
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Hsu CC, Tsai SH, Tsai PJ, Chang YC, Tsai YD, Chen YC, Lai KC, Wang JC, Yang TC, Liao WI, Chen SJ. An Adapted Hybrid Model for Hands-On Practice on Disaster and Military Medicine Education in Undergraduate Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Acute Med 2022; 12:145-157. [PMID: 36761853 PMCID: PMC9815997 DOI: 10.6705/j.jacme.202212_12(4).0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in substantial impacts on all aspects of medical education. Modern health systems must prepare for a wide variety of catastrophic scenarios, including emerging infectious disease outbreaks and human and natural disasters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, while the use of traditional teaching methods has decreased, the use of online-based teaching methods has increased. COVID-19 itself and the accompanying infection control measures have restricted full-scale practice. Therefore, we developed an adapted hybrid model that retained adequate hands-on practice and educational equality, and we applied it with a group of undergraduate medical students participating in a mandatory disaster education course in a military medical school. Methods The course covered the acquisition of skills used in emergency and trauma scenarios through designated interdisciplinary modules on disaster responses. Several asynchronous and synchronous online webinars were used in this one-credit mandatory disaster and military medicine education course. To allow opportunities for hands-on practice and ensure education equality, the students were divided into 15 groups, with 12 students in each group. The hands-on practice exercises were also recorded and disseminated to the students in the designated area for online learning. Results A total of 164 3rd-year medical students participated in this mandatory disaster and military medicine course during the COVID-19 pandemic. The satisfaction survey response rate was 96.5%. The students were satisfied with the whole curriculum (3.8/5). Most of the free-text comments regarding the course represented a high level of appreciation. The students felt more confident in the knowledge and skills they gained in hands-on exercises than they did in the knowledge and skills they gained in online exercises. The students showed significant improvements in knowledge after the course. Conclusions We demonstrated that this adapted hybrid arrangement provided an enhanced learning experience, but we also found that medical students were more confident in their knowledge and skills when they had real hands-on practice.
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- Chia-Ching Hsu
- Tri-Service General Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Taipei Taiwan
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- Tri-Service General Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Taipei Taiwan
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- National Defense Medical Center School of Medicine Taipei Taiwan
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- National Defense Medical Center School of Medicine Taipei Taiwan
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- Tri-Service General Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Taipei Taiwan
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- Tri-Service General Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Taipei Taiwan
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- Tri-Service General Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Taipei Taiwan
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- Tri-Service General Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Taipei Taiwan
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- National Defense Medical Center Health Service Training Center Taipei Taiwan
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- Tri-Service General Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Taipei Taiwan
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- Tri-Service General Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Taipei Taiwan
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Lin CH, Yang CJ, Tsai YD, Yang CW, Ke HY, Chou HK. Young Man with Epigastric Pain. Ann Emerg Med 2022; 80:e25-e26. [PMID: 35995526 DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.04.004] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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- Cheng-Han Lin
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital SongShan branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital SongShan branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Tsai YD, Tsai SH, Chen SJ, Chen YC, Wang JC, Hsu CC, Chen YH, Yang TC, Li CW, Cheng CY. Pilot study of a longitudinal integrated disaster and military medicine education program for undergraduate medical students. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e20230. [PMID: 32443354 PMCID: PMC7461121 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000020230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Disaster medicine education in medical curricula is scarce and frequently nonexistent. It is reasonable to initiate educational approaches for physicians in this field at the medical school level. An understanding of disaster medicine and the health care system during massive casualty incidents has been recommended as an integral part of the medical curriculum in the United States and Germany.The goal of the reformed curriculum was to develop a longitudinal integrated disaster and military medicine education program extending from the first year to the sixth year based on previously separated clinical and military medicine topics. Emergency medicine physicians, military emergency medical technicians, and Tactical Combat Casualty Care instructors formed an interprofessional faculty group and designed a learning curriculum.A total of 230 medical students participated in the revised disaster preparedness curriculum. Satisfaction survey response rates were high (201/230, 87.4%). Most of the free-text comments on the program were highly appreciative. The students considered the number of teaching hours for the whole program to be adequate. The students showed significant improvements in knowledge and judgment regarding disaster medicine after the program.We found that medical students were highly interested, were appreciative of, and actively participated in this longitudinal integrated disaster and military medicine education program, but gaps existed between the students' scores and the educators' expectations. The educators believed that the students needed more disaster preparedness knowledge and skills.
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- Yi-Da Tsai
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Graduate Institute of Physiology
- Combat and Disaster Casualty Care Training Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital
- Combat and Disaster Casualty Care Training Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Hualien Armed Forces General Hospital, Hualien
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- School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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An YC, Yang CJ, Chen CY, Kuo CY, Tsai YD. Man With Sore Throat and Dyspnea. Ann Emerg Med 2019; 73:e73-e74. [PMID: 31029301 DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.10.015] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Yu-Chin An
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wang JC, Chien WC, Yang CJ, Chung CH, Chen SJ, Liao WI, Tsai YD. Association between aortic aneurysm and ulcerative colitis: A nationwide taiwanese retrospective cohort study. J Med Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_99_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Tsai SH, Ho CH, Mao YC, Tsai YD, Lin CS, Liu SH, Chiang LC, Hung Y. Descriptive study of snakebite patients in Northern Taiwan: 2009 to 2016. J Med Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_68_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Tsai YD, Chien WC, Tsai SH, Chung CH, Chu SJ, Chen SJ, Liao WI, Yang CJ, Liao MT, Wang JC. Increased risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Taiwan. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e022326. [PMID: 30244213 PMCID: PMC6157519 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder. Several molecular pathways and the activation of matrix metalloproteinases associated with the pathogenesis of SS participate in the initiation and progression of aortic aneurysm (AA) and aortic dissection (AD). In this study, we aimed to evaluate whether patients with SS exhibit an increased risk of AA or AD. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study using a database extracted from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. All medical conditions for each case and control were categorised using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision. HRs and 95% CIs for associations between SS and AA/AD were estimated using Cox regression and adjusted for comorbidities. RESULTS Our analyses included 10 941 SS cases and 43 764 propensity score-matched controls. Compared with the controls, the patients with SS exhibited a significantly increased risk of developing an AA or AD (adjusted HR=3.642, p<0.001). Subgroup analysis revealed that compared with patients without SS, patients with primary and secondary SS both exhibited a significantly increased risk of developing AA or AD (adjusted HR=1.753, p=0.042; adjusted HR=3.693, p<0.001). CONCLUSION Patients with SS exhibit increased risks of developing AA or AD, and healthcare professionals should be aware of this risk when treating patients with SS. Increased aortic surveillance may be required for patients with SS.
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- Yi-Da Tsai
- Department of Emergency medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defensive Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defensive Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Secretary, Taiwanese Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Association, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defensive Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Injury, Prevention and Control, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defensive Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defensive Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Taoyuan Armed Forces General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defensive Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hsu CC, Lin CY, Tsai YD, Tsai SH. Hemorrhagic shock caused by intramuscular hematoma of the pectoralis major after CPR. Am J Emerg Med 2015; 34:682.e5-6. [PMID: 26375662 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Revised: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Chia-Ching Hsu
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical center, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Fang CY, Tsai YD, Lin MC, Wang M, Chen PL, Chao CN, Huang YL, Chang D, Shen CH. Inhibition of Human Bladder Cancer Growth by a Suicide Gene Delivered by JC Polyomavirus Virus-like Particles in a Mouse Model. J Urol 2015; 193:2100-6. [PMID: 25623749 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.01.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Chiung-Yao Fang
- Department of Medical Research, Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Research, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Urology, Chiayi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Tsai YD, Chiu SH, Lo YH, Yeh PK, Lai YW, Tsai YL, Hueng DY. Angiogenesis. J Neurosurg 2013; 118:914-5. [PMID: 23413945 DOI: 10.3171/2012.11.jns121802] [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: 11/06/2022]
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Tsai YD, Lien CH, Hu CC. Effects of polyethylene glycol and gelatin on the crystal size, morphology, and Sn2+-sensing ability of bismuth deposits. Electrochim Acta 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.06.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chen LG, Hung LY, Tsai KW, Pan YS, Tsai YD, Li YZ, Liu YW. Wogonin, a bioactive flavonoid in herbal tea, inhibits inflammatory cyclooxygenase-2 gene expression in human lung epithelial cancer cells. Mol Nutr Food Res 2008; 52:1349-57. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Shing-Yi Suen
- a Department of Chemical Engineering , National Chung Hsing University , Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- a Department of Chemical Engineering , National Chung Hsing University , Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- a Department of Chemical Engineering , National Chung Hsing University , Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- Y D Tsai
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
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Su TM, Lin YC, Lu CH, Chang WN, Liliang PP, Rau CS, Liang CL, Tsai YD, Lee TJ, Chen HJ. Streptococcal brain abscess: analysis of clinical features in 20 patients. Surg Neurol 2001; 56:189-94. [PMID: 11597651 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-3019(01)00551-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND To assess the clinical features and therapeutic outcomes of brain abscess caused by streptococci. METHODS Twenty patients, 18 males and 2 females, aged 3 to 76 years, collected over a 14-year period, have been identified at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. RESULTS Among these 20 patients, 13 had viridans streptococci infection alone, one had non-A, non-B, and non-D streptococci infection alone, and the other 6 had mixed infections each including streptococci. The locations of all of the abscesses were supratentorial. Among these patients, 18 had a single abscess and 2 had multiple abscesses. Underlying conditions were common in our patients, including head trauma, heart disease, otopharyngeal infection, and medical procedures. Nineteen patients were treated surgically and 1 was treated with antibiotics alone. Nineteen survived and 1 died, with an overall mortality rate of 5%. CONCLUSION The clinical presentations and underlying conditions varied according to the different streptococcal species. Streptococcal brain abscesses accounted for 17% of our cases with brain abscesses, and 30% of our streptococcal infections had polymicrobial infections. Although streptococcal brain abscesses were commonly associated with otopharyngeal infections or infectious endocarditis, they also appeared to be often related to neurosurgical events or medical procedures in recent years. Based on our study, prognosis is favorable with early diagnosis and prompt treatment.
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- T M Su
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- H J Chen
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University, 123 Tapei Road, Niasung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan.
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Traumatic injury of the aorta, inferior vena cava, and iliac vessels due to penetration of the anterior anulus fibrosus and anterior longitudinal ligament is a recognized complication of lumbar disc surgery. The authors report, to the best of their knowledge, the first case of discectomy-related superior rectal artery injury treated by endovascular intervention.
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- Y D Tsai
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan
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- T M Su
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Yi-Da Tsai
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
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Lu K, Liang CL, Cho CL, Cheng CH, Yen HL, Rau CS, Tsai YD, Chen HJ, Lee TC. Patterns of palmar skin temperature alterations during transthoracic endoscopic T2 sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis. Auton Neurosci 2000; 86:99-106. [PMID: 11269931 DOI: 10.1016/s1566-0702(00)00202-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Transthoracic endoscopic T2 sympathectomy has been widely applied to the treatment of a variety of sympathetically mediated disorders. Palmar hyperhidrosis is probably the most common indication for thoracic sympathectomy, especially in certain subtropical areas. Which sympathetic ganglion is to be ablated and how extensive such ablation is enough to eliminate palm sweating are two important issues. Intraoperative monitoring of palmar skin temperature (PST) is the most frequently used method for assessing the accuracy as well as adequacy of ablation of the target sympathetic ganglia. With continuous monitoring of bilateral PST during the operative course of T2 sympathectomy, it was possible to depict the alterations of bilateral PST in response to specific surgical procedures in a real-time manner. For each case, a PST graph was obtained, which represented the graphical expression of intraoperatively recorded bilateral PST data plotted against time. The PST graphs of 93 consecutive cases were analysed. Three types of PST graphs existed, reflecting different responses of bilateral PST to different surgical procedures during the operation. In Type I PST graph pattern, found in 58 cases, skin incision and intercostal muscle dissection caused dramatic bilateral PST drop; and unilateral T2 sympathectomy induced synchronous bilateral PST elevation. Twenty-four cases demonstrated Type II PST graph pattern, in which unilateral T2 sympathectomy caused only ipsilateral PST elevation, although the PST-depressing effect of skin incision and muscle dissection was as significant as in Type I graph pattern. In the 11 cases who showed Type III PST graph pattern, neither skin incision nor T2 sympathectomy induced any apparent changes of PST on either side, giving rise to two rather flat PST curves on the PST graphs. These findings implicate that reciprocal interactions between bilateral sympathetic activities exist in the majority of cases, and that crossover sympathetic modulation may play a role in the neural control of the sudomotor and vasomotor activities of the palms. This study also provides information regarding how PST would possibly change following specific surgical procedures during transthoracic endoscopic T2 sympathectomy, which may be of importance to those who use intraoperative PST monitoring as a guide in determining whether or not the correct sympathetic ganglia are ablated for adequate sympathetic denervation of the palms.
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- K Lu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien 833, Taiwan, ROC
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