Publications by authors named "An-Ping Huang"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the effectiveness of the Tomita, revised Tokuhashi, and Tokuhashi lung scores in predicting survival for lung cancer patients with spinal metastases, finding that these scores often underestimate actual prognosis.
- Of 172 patients, the accuracy of survival predictions was low, especially with the Tokuhashi lung score missing predictions by up to 40%, though some factors like good health status and specific cancer types were found to improve survival outcomes.
- The conclusion emphasizes that surgeons should adopt a more aggressive treatment approach for lung cancer patients with spinal metastases, particularly for those with favorable characteristics, while being cautious with less promising candidates.
Objective: The long-term survival data of lung cancer patients with spinal metastases are crucial for informed treatment decision-making. However, most studies in this field involve small sample sizes. Moreover, survival benchmarking and an analysis of changes in survival over time are required, but data are unavailable.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- This paper introduces a method to analyze soil shear strength around an anchorage section to determine the anchor’s force and its displacement.
- It establishes a numerical relationship between internal friction angle, cohesion exertion, and displacement using Mohr stress circle principles under a non-limit active state.
- The study derives a differential equation for relative displacement along the anchor's length, provides calculation formulas for shear stress, and verifies the accuracy of their method compared to a hyperbolic model.
GaO@GaN Nanowire Arrays on Flexible Graphite Paper with Tunable Persistent Photoconductivity.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
September 2021
Flexible optoelectronic synaptic devices that functionally imitate the neural behavior with tunable optoelectronic characteristics are crucial to the development of advanced bioinspired neural networks. In this work, amorphous oxide-decorated GaN nanowire arrays (GaO@GaN NWAs) are prepared on flexible graphite paper. A GaO@GaN NWA-based flexible device has tunable persistent photoconductivity (PPC) and shows a conversible fast/slow decay process (SDP).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOverdrainage of cerebrospinal fluid is one of the most notorious complications after ventriculoperitoneal shunt implantation. Siphon effect plays a major role in the development of overdrainage. Various overdrainage-preventing devices have been invented to counteract the siphon effect.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSystemic identification and analyses of genes potentially involved in chemosensory in the devastating tea pest Basilepta melanopus.
Comp Biochem Physiol Part D Genomics Proteomics
September 2019
Basilepta melanopus is a serious insect pest of tea plantations in southern China. This tea pest poses a great threat to the tea industry in China. No effective and environmentally friendly methods have been established to control this pest at present.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElectroantennogram responses to a wide range of plant volatile compounds that have been identified in tea plants Camellia sinensis L. (Ericales: Theaceae) were recorded from males and females of the tea slug moth, Iragoides fasciata Moore (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae). The responses to 26 compounds, belonging to several chemical classes, and two mixtures were evaluated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF