Novel Quantum States of Exciton-Floquet Composites: Electron-Hole Entanglement and Information.

Coulomb exchange between distinct electron-hole modes, i.e., exciton and Floquet states, in two-dimensional semiconductors is explored.

The reporting quality of acupuncture-related traumatic adverse events: a systematic review of case studies in Korea.

Background: Acupuncture is known for a harmless treatment when administered by well-trained clinicians. However, multiple case reports of traumatic adverse events (AEs) related to acupuncture treatments continue to be published in literature. In this review, we evaluated the reporting quality and conducted causality assessments of case studies that have reported acupuncture-related traumatic AEs in Korea.

Nonconventional Strain Engineering for Uniform Biaxial Tensile Strain in MoS Thin Film Transistors.

Strain engineering has been employed as a crucial technique to enhance the electrical properties of semiconductors, especially in Si transistor technologies. Recent theoretical investigations have suggested that strain engineering can also markedly enhance the carrier mobility of two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). The conventional methods used in strain engineering for Si and other bulk semiconductors are difficult to adapt to ultrathin 2D TMDs.

Dephasing Dynamics Accessed by High Harmonic Generation: Determination of Electron-Hole Decoherence of Dirac Fermions.

We reveal the critical effect of ultrashort dephasing on the polarization of high harmonic generation in Dirac fermions. As the elliptically polarized laser pulse falls in or slightly beyond the multiphoton regime, the elliptically polarized high harmonic generation is produced and exhibits a characteristic polarimetry of the polarization ellipse, which is found to depend on the decoherence time . could then be determined to be a few femtoseconds directly from the experimentally observed polarimetry of high harmonics.

Strain modulation in crumpled Si nanomembranes: Light detection beyond the Si absorption limit.

Although Si is extensively used in micro-nano electronics, its inherent optical absorption cutoff at 1100-nm limits its photonic and optoelectronic applications in visible to partly near infrared (NIR) spectral range. Recently, strain engineering has emerged as a promising approach for extending device functionality via tuning the material properties, including change in optical bandgap. In this study, the reduction in bandgap with applied strain was used for extending the absorption limit of crystalline Si up to 1310 nm beyond its intrinsic bandgap, which was achieved by creating the crumpled structures in Si nanomembranes (NMs).

Current Characteristics of Herbal Medicine Interventions for Cancer on Clinical Databases: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: The utilization of herbal medicine has been noteworthy for treating cancer; however, there is not enough information regarding the characteristics of clinical trials of herbal medicine interventions. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristic of registered trials using herbal medicine interventions for cancer.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed via the website ClinicalTrials.

A Hybrid Deep Learning Emotion Classification System Using Multimodal Data.

This paper proposes a hybrid deep learning emotion classification system (HDECS), a hybrid multimodal deep learning system designed for emotion classification in a specific national language. Emotion classification is important in diverse fields, including tailored corporate services, AI advancement, and more. Additionally, most sentiment classification techniques in speaking situations are based on a single modality: voice, conversational text, vital signs, etc.

Integrative Korean Medicine Treatment for Obesity and Overweight in Children and Adolescents: A Multicenter Retrospective Chart Review Study.

Introduction: Integrative Korean medicine treatment (IKM), including herbal medicine (HM) and acupuncture, has been widely used for obesity and overweight in children and adolescents in South Korea. We investigated the real-world usage status and the potential effect of the IKM for obesity and overweight in children and adolescents.

Methods: Multicenter medical charts were retrospectively reviewed of obese and overweight children and adolescents who visited Korean medicine institutions with the goal of weight control for the first time and received IKM, to analyze the usage status and effect of IKM.

A Customized Deep Sleep Recommender System Using Hybrid Deep Learning.

This paper proposes a recommendation system based on a hybrid learning approach for a personal deep sleep service, called the Customized Deep Sleep Recommender System (CDSRS). Sleep is one of the most important factors for human life in modern society. Optimal sleep contributes to increasing work efficiency and controlling overall well-being.

Validity and reliability of the single camera marker less motion capture system using RGB-D sensor to measure shoulder range-of-motion: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The range-of motion (ROM) is an essential component of joint mobility. Shoulder ROM measurement has been problematic due to its complexity. A marker less motion capture system can be a potential alternative for upper limb assessment.

Association between Possible Sarcopenia and Depressive Symptoms in Korean Older Adults: Results from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2018.

Background: Despite increased clinical and research interest in sarcopenia, even in Asia, not much is known about the association between sarcopenia and depressive symptoms. Sarcopenia and depressive symptoms are associated with several health problems in older adults; therefore, we investigated the association between sarcopenia and depression in Korean older adults.

Methods: The study sample included 1,929 participants aged over 60 years (44.

The Opioid-Sparing Effect of Acupuncture After Abdominal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol.

Purpose: Routine overprescribing of postoperative opioid analgesics may induce side effects and correlate with chronic opioid use following surgery. This review aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for opioid-sparing effects in patients who underwent abdominal surgery.

Methods: Eleven databases in different languages, including English (Ovid MEDLINE, CENTRAL, EMBASE, CINAHL), Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, will be searched.

Gate-tunable quantum pathways of high harmonic generation in graphene.

Under strong laser fields, electrons in solids radiate high-harmonic fields by travelling through quantum pathways in Bloch bands in the sub-laser-cycle timescales. Understanding these pathways in the momentum space through the high-harmonic radiation can enable an all-optical ultrafast probe to observe coherent lightwave-driven processes and measure electronic structures as recently demonstrated for semiconductors. However, such demonstration has been largely limited for semimetals because the absence of the bandgap hinders an experimental characterization of the exact pathways.

Deep autoencoder-powered pattern identification of sleep disturbance using multi-site cross-sectional survey data.

Pattern identification (PI) is a diagnostic method used in Traditional East Asian medicine (TEAM) to select appropriate and personalized acupuncture points and herbal medicines for individual patients. Developing a reproducible PI model using clinical information is important as it would reflect the actual clinical setting and improve the effectiveness of TEAM treatment. In this paper, we suggest a novel deep learning-based PI model with feature extraction using a deep autoencoder and -means clustering through a cross-sectional study of sleep disturbance patient data.

Association between Fat Distribution and Chronic Low Back Pain among 10,606 Adults: Data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Obesity is associated with chronic low back pain (CLBP), but the association between fat distribution and CLBP is unclear. This cross-sectional study evaluated the relationship using the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. A total of 10,606 adults (average age: 45.

Multilayer WSe /MoS Heterojunction Phototransistors through Periodically Arrayed Nanopore Structures for Bandgap Engineering.

While 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are promising building blocks for various optoelectronic applications, limitations remain for multilayered TMD-based photodetectors: an indirect bandgap and a short carrier lifetime by strongly bound excitons. Accordingly, multilayered TMDs with a direct bandgap and an enhanced carrier lifetime are required for the development of various optoelectronic devices. Here, periodically arrayed nanopore structures (PANS) are proposed for improving the efficiency of multilayered p-WSe /n-MoS phototransistors.

Van der Waals Heterostructure of Hexagonal Boron Nitride with an AlGaN/GaN Epitaxial Wafer for High-Performance Radio Frequency Applications.

While two-dimensional (2D) hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is emerging as an atomically thin and dangling bond-free insulating layer for next-generation electronics and optoelectronics, its practical implementation into miniaturized integrated circuits has been significantly limited due to difficulties in large-scale growth directly on epitaxial semiconductor wafers. Herein, the realization of a wafer-scale h-BN van der Waals heterostructure with a 2 in. AlGaN/GaN high-electron mobility transistor (HEMT) wafer using metal-organic chemical vapor deposition is presented.

Prediction of Prolonged Length of Hospital Stay After Cancer Surgery Using Machine Learning on Electronic Health Records: Retrospective Cross-sectional Study.

Background: Postoperative length of stay is a key indicator in the management of medical resources and an indirect predictor of the incidence of surgical complications and the degree of recovery of the patient after cancer surgery. Recently, machine learning has been used to predict complex medical outcomes, such as prolonged length of hospital stay, using extensive medical information.

Objective: The objective of this study was to develop a prediction model for prolonged length of stay after cancer surgery using a machine learning approach.

Acupuncture for postoperative delirium (POD): A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

Background: Postoperative delirium (POD) is a form of delirium that is newly diagnosed after a surgical procedure. This study aims to examine the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture treatment for POD in patients who underwent surgery.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials for patients diagnosed with POD using validated delirium assessment scales will be included in this review.

Breaking the absorption limit of Si toward SWIR wavelength range via strain engineering.

Silicon has been widely used in the microelectronics industry. However, its photonic applications are restricted to visible and partial near-infrared spectral range owing to its fundamental optical bandgap (1.12 eV).

Effects of Gambisan in overweight adults and adults with obesity: A retrospective chart review.

Objective: A retrospective chart review was conducted to explore the effect of Gambisan, a granular extract of novel herbal medicine, for short-term (≤16 weeks) weight loss in adults who are overweight and those with obesity.

Methods: Outpatients of Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital (Seoul, Korea) who took Gambisan and underwent bioelectric impedance analysis were selected (Jan 2011 to Dec 2015); their electronic medical records and clinical charts were retrospectively reviewed. The effectiveness of Gambisan was primarily evaluated by comparing body weight (BW) at baseline and endpoint, using paired t tests; the safety of Gambisan was evaluated on the basis of adverse events (AEs) experienced by patients.

Anti-hepatofibrosis effect of Allium senescens in activated hepatic stellate cells and thioacetamide-induced fibrosis rat model.

Context: Allium senescens Linn. (Liliaceae) (ASL) has been traditionally used in Korea and other Asian countries for improving digestive and liver functions.

Objective: The anti-hepatofibrosis effect of ASL ethanol extract in cellular and experimental fibrosis rat model was investigated.

A Smart Recommender Based on Hybrid Learning Methods for Personal Well-Being Services.

The main focus of the paper is to propose a smart recommender system based on the methods of hybrid learning for personal well-being services, called a smart recommender system of hybrid learning (SRHL). The essential health factor is considered to be personal lifestyle, with the help of a critical examination of various disciplines. Integrating the recommender system effectively contributes to the prevention of disease, and it also leads to a reduction in treatment cost, which contributes to an improvement in the quality of life.

Probing the upper band gap of atomic rhenium disulfide layers.

Here, we investigate the ultrafast carrier dynamics and electronic states of exfoliated ReS films using time-resolved second harmonic generation (TSHG) microscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The second harmonic generation (SHG) of layers with various thicknesses is probed using a 1.19-eV beam.

Evaluation of bleeding-related adverse events following acupuncture treatment in patients on anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs: A prospective observational study.

Objective: To evaluate the risk of bleeding-related adverse events after acupuncture treatment in patients receiving anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs.

Design And Setting: A total of 428 inpatients who received acupuncture treatment underwent two assessments for bleeding-related adverse events, such as micro-bleeding, hematoma, and ecchymosis: 1) immediately after acupuncture treatment on the first day and 2) before acupuncture treatment on the following day. Additional analyses were performed using the number of acupuncture needles as independent variables.