Publications by authors named "Lan-Mei Huang"

The study explored the impact of floral strip width on the spider and carabid beetle communities in maize fields over two years. Three widths of floral strips (2 m, 4 m, and 6 m) were compared with maize-only control strips to evaluate species diversity and distribution. The results showed significant differences in both spider and carabid populations between floral and control strips, with 4 m and 6 m widths consistently harboring higher biodiversity.

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Taiwan had the second highest number globally of end-stage renal disease patients undergoing treatment in 2018. A meta-analysis of Chen et al. (2021) showed the incidence and mortality rates of COVID-19 were 7.

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  • - This study examined blood aluminum levels in 1,175 dialysis patients, finding a low prevalence of abnormal levels (2.2% had levels ≥2 µg/dL) and identified a correlation with factors like drug use and several clinical measures.
  • - Patients with abnormal aluminum levels were more likely to be treated with sevelamer and showed higher platelet counts, triglycerides, and total iron binding capacity compared to those with normal levels.
  • - The authors suggest that the observed links between cardiothoracic ratio, elevated platelet counts, triglyceride levels, and abnormal blood aluminum deserve further research for better understanding and management in dialysis patients.
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Introduction: Diabetic patients normally have enlarged or normal-sized kidneys throughout their lifetime, but some diabetic uremic patients have small kidneys. It is uncertain if kidney size could have any negative impact on outcome in hemodialysis patients.

Methods: This longitudinal, observational cohort study recruited 301 diabetic hemodialysis patients in 2015, and followed until 2019.

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Background: Chronic inflammation and malnutrition are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular death, and may cause protein-energy wasting in individuals with chronic kidney disease. Raised blood cadmium (Cd) levels were observed in maintenance haemodialysis (HD) patients in previous studies. However, the correlation of Cd exposure with inflammation and malnutrition remains uncertain.

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Chronic inflammation and malnutrition relate to increased risks for cardiovascular death. This study compared fasting glucose levels (FGL) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) with malnutrition and inflammation in nondiabetic maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients to investigate the adverse affects and risks for mortality. In total, 693 MHD patients were enrolled in this study and followed up for 1 yr.

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Background: The impact of ultrapure dialysis on dialysate-related chronic inflammatory status and anemia in uremic patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) remains uncertain. We evaluated ultrapure dialysate effects on erythropoietin (EPO) response and inflammatory status in a prospective, randomized, cross-over study.

Methods: Thirty-four HD patients were divided into two groups.

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