Publications by authors named "Chin-Yi Wu"
Background: Literature on biomarker studies suggests that pathological changes begin approximately 10 to 20 years before the first cognitive symptom appears in dementia populations. It is an emerging era for developing methods to detect the early signs of progressive cognitive decline. Recently, the instrumental activity of living (IADL) capacity has been regarded as a functional biomarker to predict the progression from MCI to dementia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Detecting functional performance decline from normal aging to dementia is critical for early detection and intervention. The informant-based A-IADL-Q-SV has been demonstrated with good psychometric properties. The aims of this study were to: (1) translate, culturally adapt, and validate the Traditional Chinese version of the A-IADL-Q-SV-TC for Taiwanese; (2) evaluate the psychometric properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWaste liquid streams from distillery were a hurdle in conventional wastewater treatment due to extreme high chemical oxygen demand (COD) and fluctuating feed conditions. A recently commissioned full-scale external circulation sludge bed (ECSB) was applied at a malt whiskey distillery in northeast Taiwan. Start-up of the new ECSB system, which has a total volume of 490 m with diameter of 6.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Iron overload identified by elevated ferritin concentrations has been implicated in risks of altered glucose metabolism and diabetic complications. The relationship between ferritin and insulin resistance in different gender and ethnicities remains uncertain; this study aimed to investigate it using homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR), and to explore whether it is gender-specific.
Methods: A total of 524 type 2 diabetic patients were selected cross-sectionally from a cohort participating in a diabetic control study in Taiwan.