Successful treatments of idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysms, and neuroretinitis (IRVAN) syndrome-related macular edema and exudation by intravitreal aflibercept injection in a senile patient: A case report.

Rationale: The prevalence of idiopathic retinitis, vasculitis, aneurysms, and neuroretinitis (IRVAN) syndrome is <1/1,000,000, and it tends to occur in young women. Panretinal photocoagulation, focal laser photocoagulation, peripheral cryopexy, vitrectomy, and corticosteroid therapy are the traditional treatments. We reported a case of a senile patient with IRVAN syndrome who presented with severe exudation in both eyes and macular edema in the left eye, successfully treated by serial intravitreal aflibercept injections.

Clinical features of macular telangiectasia type 2 and comparison of staging system in Taiwanese patients.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to report the clinical characteristics of macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel 2) in Taiwan.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients diagnosed with MacTel 2 over a 7-year period in Changhua Christian Hospital. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and OCT angiography (OCTA) images were reviewed.

Visual change as the presenting symptom of a suspected metastatic brain lesion in esophageal cancer: A case report.

Introduction: Esophageal cancer is the seventh most common malignancy worldwide and the sixth leading cause of cancer mortality with an overall survival rate of <20%. Esophageal cancer frequently metastasizes to distant lymph nodes, lungs, liver, and bones. Cerebral metastases originating from esophageal cancer are rare and often carry a poor prognosis as do most all metastatic lesions in esophageal cancer.

Modified early intensive and treat-and-extend regimen of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor for diabetic macular edema in Taiwan.

Given the rising prevalence of patients with diabetes and increasing treatment burden for patients with vision-threatening diabetic macular edema (DME), we aimed to explore the efficacy of modified early intensive and treat-and-extend regimen of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy under the Taiwan National Insurance Bureau reimbursement policy. We obtained data on 69 eyes treated with initial 4-monthly intravitreal injections of aflibercept or ranibizumab, plus individualized treat-and-extend regimen. At 12 months, the mean (SD) change in LogMAR best corrected visual acuity from baseline was - 0.

Guidelines and treatment patterns for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachments: Expert consensus and survey in Taiwan Retina Society.

Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a significant cause of vision loss and requires appropriate surgical intervention. There are several approaches available, including observation, laser demarcation, pneumatic retinopexy, scleral buckling, and pars plana vitrectomy, which are chosen based on patient condition, surgeon experience, and national health insurance policies. Despite the various options, there is still no consensus on the optimal intervention.

Clinical guideline on magnetically controlled capsule gastroscopy (2021 edition).

With the development and generalization of endoscopic technology and screening, clinical application of magnetically controlled capsule gastroscopy (MCCG) has been increasing. In recent years, various types of MCCG are used globally. Therefore, establishing relevant guidelines on MCCG is of great significance.

[Analysis of Carbon Emissions and Influencing Factors in China Based on City Scale].

Assessing regional carbon emissions and their relationship with socio-economic conditions is very important for developing strategies for carbon emission reduction. This study explored the impact of the proportion of non-fossil energy, the land development degree, the urbanization rate of permanent residents, the proportion of secondary industry, per capita GDP, and per capita construction land area on per capita CO emissions in 339 prefecture-level and above cities in China (excluding some cities in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan). A Bayesian belief network modeling carbon emissions was constructed to identify the global effects of various factors on per capita CO emissions, and multiscale geographically weighted regression was used to analyze their local effects.

[Sludge Biochar Modified by B-doped and Its Adsorption Behavior and Mechanism of 1,2-DCA in Water].

Sludge biochar (BC600) and B-doped sludge biochar (BBC600) were prepared with the boric acid doping modified co-pyrolysis method using municipal sludge as precursors, and the materials were structurally characterized by SEM, BET, FTIR, and Zeta potential and static contact angle to investigate the adsorption behavior, mechanism of BC600 and BBC600 on 1,2-DCA in water, and the influencing factors. The results of structural characterization showed that the B element content, specific surface area, and pore volume of biochar increased by 76%, 48%, and 30%, respectively, after the B doping modification; the effect of B doping modification on the surface charge and hydrophobicity of biochar was not significant. The results of adsorption experiments showed that the adsorption of 1,2-DCA by BBC600 was better than that by BC600 due to the larger specific surface area and higher strength of oxygen-containing functional groups of BBC600; the pseudo-first-order kinetic equation could better describe the adsorption of 1,2-DCA by BC600, and the pseudo-second-order kinetic equation could better fit the adsorption of 1,2-DCA by BBC600.

CMV Retinitis with Panretinal Occlusive Vasculitis.

Purpose: To report the clinical features of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis with panretinal occlusive vasculitis.

Methods: Retrospective case series.

Results: Four eyes in 3 non-HIV patients (male: female = 3:0) were included.

[Constructing an ecological security pattern in Shenzhen, China, by matching the supply and demand of ecosystem services].

Constructing an ecological security pattern by matching the supply and demand of ecosystem services is of great significance for Shenzhen, China. To determine the strategic positioning of sustainable development pioneers and benchmarks for human well-being in a pilot demonstration area of socialism with Chinese characteristics, we selected water yield, carbon sequestration, and recreational services to identifiy the integrated supply and demand status of ecosystem services in Shenzhen using the InVEST model, ecological supply-demand ratio, cell phone signalling data analysis, and circuit theory. An ecological security pattern based on the matching of supply and demand of ecosystem services was constructed.

Age, alcohol, sex, and metabolic factors as risk factors for colonic diverticulosis.

Background: The pathogenesis of colonic diverticulosis is not well understood. Moreover, only a few studies on colonic diverticulosis have been reported in mainland China.

Aim: To evaluate the prevalence of and risk factors for asymptomatic colorectal diverticulosis in Eastern China.

Diabetic macular edema and proliferative diabetic retinopathy treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor under the reimbursement policy in Taiwan.

The purpose of this retrospective interventional case series is to compare the functional and anatomical outcomes in eyes with diabetic macular edema (DME) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) treated intravitreally with aflibercept or ranibizumab under the Taiwan National Insurance Bureau reimbursement policy. 84 eyes were collected and all eyes were imaged with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), color fundus photographs (CFPs), and fluorescein angiography (FA). At 24 months after therapy initiation, the logMAR BCVA improved from 0.

Predicting Conversion from MCI to AD Combining Multi-Modality Data and Based on Molecular Subtype.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative brain disease in the elderly. Identifying patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who are more likely to progress to AD is a key step in AD prevention. Recent studies have shown that AD is a heterogeneous disease.

infection with atrophic gastritis: An independent risk factor for colorectal adenomas.

Background: The significance of () infection and atrophic gastritis (AG) in the prevalence of colorectal adenomas has been examined in a limited number of studies. However, these studies reported disputed conclusions.

Aim: To investigate whether infection, AG, and -related AG increase the risk of colorectal adenomas.

Clinicomicrobiological profile, visual outcome and mortality of culture-proven endogenous endophthalmitis in Taiwan.

This is a retrospective study in consecutive cases with cultured-proven endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) treated at the largest tertiary medical center in middle Taiwan in the past 10 years. 83 eyes of 70 patients were enrolled. The mean interval between systemic diseases to the diagnosis of EE was 8.

Association between Hemoglobin Glycation Index and NAFLD in Chinese Nondiabetic Individuals.

Purpose: Limited studies have preliminarily identified a positive association between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and hemoglobin glycation index (HGI). However, this association has not been fully established. We aim to investigate the association between NAFLD and HGI in Chinese nondiabetic individuals and to construct a risk score based on HGI to predict a person's risk of NAFLD.

[Impacts of Shenzhen basic ecological control line on landscape ecological risk].

The Shenzhen Basic Ecological Control Line (SZBECL) has been in operation for more than ten years since its implementation in 2005, which has a significant protective effect on the ecological space. Landscape ecological risk refers to the possible adverse consequences caused by the natural or human-induced interactions between landscape pattern and ecological processes. The scien-tific management of ecological risk is an important prerequisite for the sustainable development of human beings.

Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography for Diagnosis of Choroidal Neovascularization in Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy after Photodynamic Therapy.

The authors evaluated the proportion of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) detected by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in eyes with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) (more than 3 months) with previous treatment via half-dose photodynamic therapy (PDT). All patients were followed up with at least twelve months. Macular angiograms were obtained using spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT, RTVue XR; Optovue).

Sedated gastroscopy improves detection of gastric polyps.

The detection rate of gastric polyps (GPs) is low, improving the detection rate would be good. The present study aimed to evaluate the role of sedated gastroscopy in GP detection. The data of patients who underwent gastroscopic examination from January 2014 to December 2016 at the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University (Wenzhou, China) were retrospectively reviewed.

The combined effect of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome on colorectal carcinoma mortality: a retrospective in Chinese females.

Background: This research aimed to investigate whether metabolic syndrome (MetS) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) had both individual and synergistic effects on the prognosis for female colorectal carcinoma (CRC) patients.

Methods: The relationship between CRC prognosis and NAFLD as well as MetS was evaluated in 764 female participants. Based on the NAFLD level, patients were divided into significant NAFLD (SNAFLD), "moderate" and "severe" level, and non-SNAFLD, "non" and "mild" level.

[Comparison of Models on Spatial Variation of PM Concentration:A Case of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region].

Due to the rapid urbanization and increasing energy consumption, air pollution, especially some fine particulates like PM rise in the context of fast urbanization. PM pollution has been given considerable attention recent years. High PM concentration is the main reason for the atmospheric haze in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Impact of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and smoking on colorectal polyps.

Objectives: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and smoking have similar mechanisms of promoting colorectal polyps. The potential link between NAFLD and smoking in men and colorectal polyps has not been adequately evaluated. The aim is to investigate this association.

Sex-influenced association of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease with colorectal adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps.

Aim: To investigate the relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and colorectal adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on 3686 individuals undergoing health checkups (2430 males and 1256 females). All subjects underwent laboratory testing, abdominal ultrasonography, colonoscopy, and an interview to ascertain the baseline characteristics and general state of health.

infection with intestinal metaplasia: An independent risk factor for colorectal adenomas.

Aim: To explore the association between () infection status, intestinal metaplasia (IM), and colorectal adenomas.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 1641 individuals aged ≥ 40 years who underwent physical examination, laboratory testing, C-urea breath testing, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, and an interview to ascertain baseline characteristics and general state of health. Histopathological results were obtained by gastric and colorectal biopsies.

Infliximab Combined with Enteral Nutrition for Managing Crohn's Disease Complicated with Intestinal Fistulas.

. This study was performed to evaluate the additional enteral nutrition (EN) in the efficacy of infliximab (IFX) compared with the conventional therapy in managing Crohn's disease (CD) complicated with intestinal fistulas. .