Risk of Herpes Simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) among patients with insomnia: A retrospective cohort study.

The aim of this study was to explore the risk of Simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in patients with insomnia. This study applied a population-based retrospective cohort design. A total of 50,210 patients aged ≥ 20 years who had received a diagnosis of insomnia between 2000 and 2015.

Associations between domestic violence and poor pregnancy outcomes in taiwanese women: a nested case-control study.

Background And Aims: Domestic violence (DV) are one of the important risk factors for women's health outcomes. The aim of this study was explored the risk of DV association with the poor pregnancy outcomes (PPOs), including premature delivery, abortion, and stillbirth.

Methods: A nested case-control study was applied.

Antimicrobial activity effects of electrolytically generated hypochlorous acid-treated pathogenic microorganisms by isothermal kinetic simulation.

This study involves isothermal kinetic simulation to evaluate the parameters of inhibition conditions for () and () of high-risk pathogens. This is because the new type of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is continuously spreading and the importance of public health issues. Environmental disinfection and personal wearing of masks have become important epidemic prevention measures.

Experiences of Middle-Aged and Older Taiwanese Adults With Chronic Insomnia: A Descriptive Qualitative Study.

The purpose of the current study was to describe the experiences of middle-aged and older adults with chronic insomnia. A descriptive qualitative study design was used, and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 participants from two primary clinic health centers in northern Taiwan. Mean age of participants was 64.

The prognostic value of preoperative serum lactate dehydrogenase levels in patients underwent curative-intent hepatectomy for colorectal liver metastases: A two-center cohort study.

Background: The prognostic value of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in colorectal cancer patients has remained inconsistent between nonmetastatic and metastatic settings. So far, very few studies have included LDH in the prognostic analysis of curative-intent surgery for colorectal liver metastases (CRLM).

Patients And Methods: Five hundred and eighty consecutive metastatic colorectal cancer patients who underwent curative-intent CRLM resection from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (434 patients) and Sun Yat-sen University Sixth Affiliated Hospital (146 patients) in 2000-2019 were retrospectively collected.

The Prognostic Value of Locoregional Interventions for BRAF V600E Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

The prognostic heterogeneity in patients with BRAF V600E metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) remains poorly defined. Real-world data of 93 BRAF V600E mCRC patients from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center were evaluated using the prognostic factors affecting overall survival (OS). Treatment of metastases served as an independent prognosticator, where curative locoregional interventions (LRIs) were associated with superior clinical outcomes (adjusted hazard ratio (HR): 0.

Obstructive sleep apnea and injury events in Taiwanese adults: A retrospective cohort study.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) diagnosis and diverse types of injuries.

Design: This population-based retrospective cohort study compared records from 2000 to 2013 in the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database.

Methods: 3025 patients identified with OSA were compared against the control cohort consisting of 12,100 age- and sex-matched patients.

Risk of alcohol use disorders in patients with insomnia: A population-based retrospective cohort study.

Background: The aim of this study was to explore the risk of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in patients with insomnia.

Methods: This was a population-based retrospective cohort study based on data from 2000 to 2013. Data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database were employed for this study.

Differences in the Moisture Capacity and Thermal Stability of Polysaccharides Obtained by Various Drying Processes.

We compared the proportions and differences in the polysaccharides of (Berkeley) after drying them by various processes, such as 18 °C cold air, 50 °C hot air, and freeze-drying. We also focused on the moisture capacity kinetic parameters of polysaccharides using various thermal analyses, including differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric techniques. Erofeev's kinetic and proto-kinetic equations, utilized for kinetic model simulation, can predict the moisture capacity due to the thermal effect.

Compositional Differences of the Winter Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom, Flammulina velutipes (Agaricomycetes), under Three Types of Light Conditions.

The focus of this study was to investigate the effect of light on the cultivation and the amounts of bio-active components in Flammulina velutipes. The mushrooms were cultivated under fluorescent tube (T8) grow lights, lightemitting diodes (LEDs), and cold-cathode fluorescent lamps. The biological efficiency of the T8 lights was the highest, at 92%.

The association between sleep duration and overweight or obesity in Taiwanese adults: A cross-sectional study.

Background/objective: The effect of eating habits and sedentary lifestyle on obesity has been extensively examined and supported; however, few studies have examined the association of sleep duration with obesity in Taiwan. To redress this gap, this study investigated the association of sleep duration with overweight and obesity in community-dwelling Taiwanese adults.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed using the 2005-2008 Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT).

Effect of UV-B Irradiation on Physiologically Active Substance Content and Antioxidant Properties of the Medicinal Caterpillar Fungus Cordyceps militaris (Ascomycetes).

Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) light irradiation is a well-known technique for converting vitamin D2 from ergosterol in mushroom fruit bodies. Mushrooms are a natural and nonanimal food source of vitamin D2. We studied the effect of UV-B light irradiation on the amount of vitamin D2 and physiologically active substances in Cordyceps militaris and their antioxidant properties.

[The effect of tai chi for blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipid control for patients with chronic diseases: a systematic review].

Background: Tai chi emphasizes gentle, balanced, slow, deep-breathing activity and is widely applied in healthcare and health promotion in elderly populations. Researchers have applied tai chi as an intervention to reduce hypertension, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia with unclear results. This article conducts a systematic review of tai chi intervention research with regard to its effectiveness in addressing three risk factors.

Hemoglobinopathy: molecular epidemiological characteristics and health effects on Hakka people in the Meizhou region, southern China.

Background: Hemoglobinopathies are the most common inherited diseases in southern China. However, there have been only a few epidemiological studies of hemoglobinopathies in Guangdong province.

Materials And Methods: Peripheral blood samples were collected from 15299 "healthy" unrelated subjects of dominantly ethnic Hakka in the Meizhou region, on which hemoglobin electrophoresis and routine blood tests were performed.

Kinetic and safety parameters analysis for 1,1,-di-(tert-butylperoxy)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane in isothermal and non-isothermal conditions.

Over the past 30 years, the field of thermal analysis of organic peroxides has become an important issue in chemical engineering departments, safety departments, and in companies working with polymerization, petrifaction process, and so on. The contributions of thermal analysis to the evaluation and prediction of the runaway reactions have been important for decreasing or preventing a hazard, such as fire or explosion accident. This study was carried out using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to evaluate the kinetic and safety parameters in isothermal and non-isothermal conditions, for instance, temperature of no return (T(NR)), self accelerating decomposition temperature (SADT), time to maximum rate (TMR), activation energy (E(a)), frequency factor (A), reaction order (n), and reaction heat (ΔH), in terms of the hazardous material of 1,1,-di-(tert-butylperoxy)-3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane (TMCH) 88 mass%.

Molecular characteristics of three hemoglobin variants observed in a Chinese population: Hb Ube-1 [β98 (FG5) Val→Met], Hb Ube‑2 [α68 (E17) Asn→Asp] and Hb Ube‑4 [α116 (GH4) Glu→Ala].

In this study we report three cases of Hb Ube-1, one case of Hb Ube-2 and one case of Hb Ube-4 in mainland China. One case of Hb Ube-1 had the clinical manifestation of hemolytic anemia. Hb Ube-2 and Hb Ube-4 did not appear to be associated with clinical or hematological abnormalities.

Molecular and clinical characteristics of hemoglobin Ottawa detected in a Chinese population.

Hemoglobin (Hb) Ottawa [α15 (A13) Gly→Arg], also known as Hb Siam, was first described in an 82-year-old Canadian in 1974. The same year, a second case was reported in a 28-year-old Chinese male living in Thailand. A third case was found in 1986 in a Chinese female living in the Hubei province of China.

[Impact of neoadjuvant hormonal therapy on the permanent ¹²⁵I-seed brachytherapy for localized high-risk prostate cancer].

Objective: To evaluate the impact of neoadjuvant hormonal therapy on the permanent transperineal (125)I-seed brachytherapy for localized high-risk prostate cancer.

Methods: Ten patients with T(1)-T(2a) localized high-risk prostate cancer were reviewed. The mean level of PSA was (29.

Modeling solid thermal explosion containment on reactor HNIW and HMX.

2,4,6,8,10,12-Hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaaza-isowurtzitane (HNIW), also known as CL-20 and octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX), are highly energetic materials which have been popular in national defense industries for years. This study established the models of thermal decomposition and thermal explosion hazard for HNIW and HMX. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) data were used for parameters determination of the thermokinetic models, and then these models were employed for simulation of thermal explosion in a 437L barrel reactor and a 24 kg cubic box package.

Effects of single-hole and cross-cut nipple units on feeding efficiency and physiological parameters in premature infants.

The purpose of this study was to compare the amount of total milk intake, feeding time, sucking efficiency, heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), and oxygen saturation (SpO2) of premature infants when fed with either signal-hole or cross-cut nipple units. Twenty stable infants admitted to a level II nursery in a tertiary care center with gestational ages averaging 32.2+/-3.