Intraovarian platelet-rich plasma injection significantly improves blastocyst yield and quality in IVF patients.

This study evaluated the effectiveness of intraovarian platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection in improving ovarian response and embryo quality in IVF patients with poor embryo quality in previous controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) cycles. 74 patients participated, with 30 in the control group and 44 in the PRP group. PRP was injected during the follicular phase for the PRP group.

Ovarian sensitivity index affects clinical pregnancy and live birth rates in gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist and antagonist fertilization cycles.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the correlation of ovarian sensitivity index (OSI) and clinical parameters in IVF treatments.

Methods: IVF data files between January 2011 and December 2020 in a single unit were included. The primary outcome measure was the correlation between the OSI and clinical pregnancy and live birth rates.

Implications of optic disc rotation in the visual field progression of myopic open-angle glaucoma.

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between the characteristics of optic disc rotation and visual field (VF) progression in patients with myopic open-angle glaucoma (OAG).

Methods: We included 53 eyes from 53 myopic OAG patients who were followed-up over a 3-year period. The characteristics of optic disc rotation including the degree of optic disc rotation, direction of optic disc rotation, and optic disc rotation-VF defect correspondence were investigated.

A ferritin-related dietary pattern is positively associated with iron status but negatively associated with vitamin D status in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: Vitamin D supplementation positively impacts anemia, but the relationship between a ferritin-related dietary pattern, iron parameters, and vitamin D in anemia is unclear.

Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed data from the 2017-2019 National Nutrition and Health Survey, including 1423 pregnant women over 15 years old. Dietary intake was assessed using a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire and a 24-hour dietary recall.

Magnetic Field-Induced Polar Order in Monolayer Molybdenum Disulfide Transistors.

In semiconducting monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (ML-TMDs), broken inversion symmetry and strong spin-orbit coupling result in spin-valley lock-in effects so that the valley degeneracy may be lifted by external magnetic fields, potentially leading to real-space structural transformation. Here, magnetic field (B)-induced giant electric hysteretic responses to back-gate voltages are reported in ML-MoS field-effect transistors (FETs) on SiO/Si at temperatures < 20 K. The observed hysteresis increases with |B| up to 12 T and is tunable by varying the temperature.

Sixteen prescribed Chinese herbal medicines provide time-dependent cardiorenal and survival benefits in patients with overall and advanced diabetic kidney disease: a real-world study in Taiwan.

Background: A causal connection between oxidative stress and inflammation in diabetes, along with its associated renal and cardiovascular complications, has been established. Sixteen prescribed potentially renoprotective Chinese herbal medicines for diabetic kidney disease (PRCHMDKD), which are scientific Chinese medicine (botanical drug) and categorized into five classes (clearing heat, nourishing yin, dampness dispelling, tonifying qi, and harmonizing formulas), exhibit shared antioxidative properties and target multiple oxidative stress pathways. However, the time-response, cumulative effects, and safety (hyperkalemia risk) of these sixteen PRCHMDKD on cardiorenal and survival outcomes in patients with overall and advanced DKD remain unresolved.

Transforming medical students' speaking-up behaviors in medical errors: The impact of simulation and personalized debriefing.

Introduction: Sharing mental models is essential for high-performance teams, and speaking up is key for exchanging critical insights, especially during medical errors. Understanding how health providers and trainees voice their concerns is crucial for improving speaking-up behavior. This study aims to fill a gap in the literature by examining how medical students speak up when they encounter medical errors and assessing the impact of training on their speaking-up patterns.

The Pathogenic Role of Anti-Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Autoantibodies in the Nocardiosis with the Central Nervous System Involvement.

Purpose: Anti-granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor autoantibodies (anti-GM-CSF Abs) are implicated in the pathogenesis of Cryptococcus gattii (C. gattii) infection and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). Their presence has also been noted in nocardiosis cases, particularly those with disseminated disease.

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with candidemia during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from experience in the Omicron era.

Background: In Taiwan, COVID-19 outbreaks caused by the Omicron variant occurred in 2022. We investigated the incidence of candidemia during COVID-19 pandemic and the mortality of candidemia patients with COVID-19 in Taiwan.

Methods: The incidence of candidemia and fluconazole susceptibility of Candida species before (2015-2019) and during COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2023) at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital were investigated.

Dose and Time Effects of Renin-Angiotensin Inhibitors on Patients With Advanced Stages 4 to 5 of Diabetic Kidney Disease.

Context: Limited evidence exists regarding the cumulative dosing and duration impact of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASis) on cardiorenal and mortality outcomes in patients with advanced stages (predominantly in stage 5 and a minority in stage 4) of diabetic kidney disease (DKD).

Objective: To retrospectively investigate whether there are dose- and time-dependent relationships between RASis and cardiorenal and mortality outcomes in this population.

Methods: Using Taiwan's national health insurance data in 2000-2017, we analyzed 2196 RASi users and 2196 propensity-matched nonusers among 8738 patients living with diabetes and newly diagnosed with advanced chronic kidney disease (23% stage 4, 77% stage 5).

Histoplasmosis in Taiwan: Case Summary and Literature Review.

Histoplasmosis is a global infection caused by the thermally dimorphic fungus, complex. It is endemic in the United States, as well as in Central and South America. In Taiwan, histoplasmosis is rare, with the first reported case not occurring until 1977.

Evaluation of cutout factors with small and narrow fields using various dosimetry detectors in electron beam keloid radiotherapy.

Background: The inherent problems in the existence of electron equilibrium and steep dose fall-off pose difficulties for small- and narrow-field dosimetry.

Objective: To investigate the cutout factors for keloid electron radiotherapy using various dosimetry detectors for small and narrow fields.

Method: The measurements were performed in a solid water phantom with nine different cutout shapes.

Pixelwise immersion factor calibration for underwater hyperspectral imaging instruments.

In situ spectral reflectance initially captured at high spatial resolution with underwater hyperspectral imaging (UHI) is effective for classification and quantification in oceanic biogeochemical studies; however, the measured spectral radiance is rarely used as an absolute quantity due to challenges in calibration of UHI instruments. In this paper, a commercial UHI instrument was calibrated for radiometric flat field response and pixelwise immersion effect to support in situ measurement of absolute spectral radiance. The radiometric and immersion factor calibrations of the UHI instrument were evaluated quantitatively through comparative experiments with a spectroradiometer and a spectrometer.

Intrauterine Infusion and Hysteroscopic Injection of Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma for Patients with a Persistent Thin Endometrium: A Prospective Case-Control Study.

: To evaluate the effect of intrauterine infusion and hysteroscopic injection of autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in patients with a persistent thin endometrium (EM) undergoing euploid frozen embryo transfer (EFET) cycles. : This prospective case-control study enrolled 116 infertile women with thin EM (<7 mm) who underwent hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for EFET. These women had experienced at least one previous unsuccessful EFET cycle, which either resulted in the cancellation of the cycle or failure of pregnancy.

Nonvolatile Modulation of BiOSe/Pb(Zr,Ti)O Heteroepitaxy.

The pursuit of high-performance electronic devices has driven the research focus toward 2D semiconductors with high electron mobility and suitable band gaps. Previous studies have demonstrated that quasi-2D BiOSe (BOSe) has remarkable physical properties and is a promising candidate for further exploration. Building upon this foundation, the present work introduces a novel concept for achieving nonvolatile and reversible control of BOSe's electronic properties.

Large Tunable Spin-to-Charge Conversion in NiFe/Molybdenum Disulfide by Cu Insertion.

Spin-to-charge conversion at the interface between magnetic materials and transition metal dichalcogenides has drawn great interest in the research efforts to develop fast and ultralow power consumption devices for spintronic applications. Here, we report room temperature observations of spin-to-charge conversion arising from the interface of NiFe (Py) and molybdenum disulfide (MoS). This phenomenon can be characterized by the inverse Edelstein effect length (λ), which is enhanced with decreasing MoS thicknesses, demonstrating the dominant role of spin-orbital coupling (SOC) in MoS.

Ptychographic Nanoscale Imaging of the Magnetoelectric Coupling in Freestanding BiFeO.

Understanding the magnetic and ferroelectric ordering of magnetoelectric multiferroic materials at the nanoscale necessitates a versatile imaging method with high spatial resolution. Here, soft X-ray ptychography is employed to simultaneously image the ferroelectric and antiferromagnetic domains in an 80 nm thin freestanding film of the room-temperature multiferroic BiFeO (BFO). The antiferromagnetic spin cycloid of period 64 nm is resolved by reconstructing the corresponding resonant elastic X-ray scattering in real space and visualized together with mosaic-like ferroelectric domains in a linear dichroic contrast image at the Fe L edge.