Publications by authors named "A C Peng"
Objective: Due to the poor skin mobility of the heel, there are few reports on the efficacy and safety of skin-stretching devices in the treatment of soft-tissue defects of the heel. Redesigning the claws of the stretching devices may be one of the solutions to the problem. This study was designed to investigate the clinical effect of self-modified skin-stretching device in the treatment of soft-tissue defects in the heel.
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- The regional economic development process is increasingly affected by external disturbances, necessitating enhanced economic resilience and adaptive strategies.
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, Henan Province in central China showcased low production resilience but better development potential resistance, highlighting a mixed resilience performance based on living standards.
- The study recommends promoting integrated development across industries, leveraging digitization for industry upgrades, fostering innovation in enterprises, and establishing a digital talent platform to improve competitiveness and living standards.
Regulatory T cells (T) accumulate in the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) to maintain systemic metabolic homeostasis but decline during obesity. Here, we explored the metabolic pathways controlling the homeostasis, composition, and function of VAT T under normal and high-fat diet feeding conditions. We found that cholesterol metabolism was specifically up-regulated in ST2 VAT T subsets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHerein, we characterized the percentage of tacrolimus to the combined sirolimus and tacrolimus trough levels (tacrolimus %) observed during islet transplant-associated immune suppression therapy with post-transplant skin cancer. Although trough levels of tacrolimus and sirolimus were not different ( = 0.79, 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Transitional care in the emergency department (ED) has the potential to improve outcomes for older patients, but the specific population benefits from it and impact in Taiwan remain unclear. Therefore, we conducted this study.
Methods: An interdisciplinary team comprising emergency physicians, dedicated transitional care nurse (TCN), nurse practitioners, nurses, geriatricians, and social workers was established at a tertiary medical center.