Impact of electrochemical reducing power on homoacetogenesis.

Homoacetogenesis was performed in a microbial electrosynthesis single-chamber reactor at open and closed circuits modes. The aim is to investigate how an applied reducing power affects acetic acid synthesis and H gas-liquid mass transfer. At a cathode voltage of -175 mV vs.

Chemically Roughened, Sputtered Au Films with Trace-Loaded Manganese Oxide for both On-Chip and Off-Chip High Frequency Supercapacitors.

High frequency supercapacitors (HFSCs) are promising in alternating current line filtering and adaptable storage of high-frequency pulse electrical energy. Herein, we report a facile yet integrated-circuit-compatible fabrication of HFSC electrodes by combining chemical roughening of the sputtered metal (Au) films and in situ trace loading of a pseudocapacitive material (MnO). The developed electrode fabrication route is versatile for different substrates, and is described with the application paradigms of both on-chip (with Si/SiO substrate) and off-chip (without Si/SiO substrate, with Ti substrate as an example in this study) HFSCs.

Nucleation and growth mechanism of a nanosheet-structured NiCoSe layer prepared by electrodeposition.

Ni-Co-Se layers have attracted a great deal of attention in the field of solar cells, electrocatalyst water splitting and supercapacitors. Electrodeposition is a simple, convenient and low-cost way to obtain Ni-Co-Se layers. However, until now, the electrochemical kinetics of the Ni-Co-Se system, including its growth and nucleation mechanisms, are still unclear.

Readiness of hospital nurses for disaster responses in Taiwan: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Because patients in disaster areas require the most critical care, mobilising hospital nurses has become a pivotal strategy. Given the importance of disaster nursing training programmes, understanding how well prepared hospital nurses are to provide disaster care is vital.

Objectives: This paper analyses the perceived readiness of hospital nurses for a disaster response and the factors influencing their report for work outside the hospital environment.

Analysis of national empirical data on the characteristics and trends of injury among Taiwan's victims of hospitalized child abuse between 1997 and 2009.

Objective: To investigate the characteristics and trends of injury among hospitalized child abuse children younger than 18 years between 1997 and 2009.

Methods: We selected hospitalized child abuse cases from the Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI) Database in accordance with ICD-9-CM 995.5x or E967.

A nationwide, population-based, long-term follow-up study of repeated self-harm in Taiwan.

Background: Previous follow-up studies of repeated self-harm show that the cumulative risk of repeated self-harm within one year is 5.7%-15%, with females at greatest risk. However, relatively few studies have focused on the Far East.

[Community health building: the safe community promotion experience].

Safety and health promotion at the community level involves special concerns and approaches. A community may develop into a safe community or healthy city depending on the focus of relevant promotion efforts. Neither area nor population size should be factors affecting an initial decision to start safe community or healthy city programs.

Colonic diverticular bleeding with comorbid diseases may need elective colectomy.

Background: Colonic diverticular bleeding can usually be managed with conservative treatment. However, in a selected group of patients under conditions of recurrent, persistent bleeding influencing quality of life or causing life-threatening shock, it should be managed with surgery. This is a retrospective study to clarify the risk factors relating to colectomy for colonic diverticular bleeding.

Two clustering diffusion patterns identified from the 2001-2003 dengue epidemic, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

This study analyzed the spatio-temporal patterns of 4,587 (94% of the total) confirmed dengue cases in Kaohsiung and Fengshan Cities (a two-city area) that occurred in Taiwan from 2001 to 2003. The epidemic had two simultaneous distinct diffusion patterns. One was a contiguous pattern, mostly limited to 1 km from an initial cluster, reflecting that there was a rapid dispersal of infected Aedes aegypti and viremic persons.

Postoperatively parastomal infection following emergent stoma creation for colorectal obstruction: the possible risk factors.

Background: The aim of the present study was to discuss the possible risk factors related to the parastomal infection after the patients received emergent stoma creation in colorectal obstruction that was caused by adenocarcinoma, diverticulitis, or a variety of other miscellaneous causes.

Patients And Methods: A total of 360 patients with colorectal obstruction underwent emergent stoma creation, including diversion and Hartmann's procedure between January 1996 and January 2005. We analyze the patients' records to document the possible risk factors associated with parastomal infection.

Determinants of airleak flow during humming V high-frequency oscillatory ventilation in an open-compartment ex-vivo model of airleak.

High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) using small tidal volumes and maintaining sufficient end-expiratory lung volume may be beneficial in the treatment of airleak. However, few published guidelines exist to advise clinicians on appropriate ventilator settings in this clinical scenario. The present experiment aimed to determine the effect of frequency, stroke volume (SV) and mean airway pressure (MAP) on airleak from an isolated lung model ventilated with a Humming V HFOV.

Marginal leakage of different temporary restorations in standardized complex endodontic access preparations.

This study compared the marginal leakage of temporary restorations using Cavit, IRM, zinc phosphate cement (ZPC), and copper bands cemented with ZPC. Standardized complex endodontic access preparations were made in 176 extracted human molars. The teeth were divided into six groups, including positive and negative controls.

The establishment of Bayesian Coronary Artery Disease Prediction model.

This poster will demonstrate how we build up the module of Bayesian Coronary Artery Disease Predicting Evidence-Based Medicine. The system-module may help the young professional understand the effect of factors for referring patients to take the invasive examination of Angiographic.Moreover, the non-invasive information-tech also can perform as the screening tool on a clinical or a community-based epidemiology.

Autogenous fat injection for glottic insufficiency: analysis of 101 cases and correlation with patients' self-assessment.

Conclusions: Our data confirm that fat injection (FI) is a safe, useful, thorough and experience-dependent procedure. It should be considered as a potential treatment protocol for patients with vocal fold atrophy (VFA) and sulcus vergeture (SVER). To increase the chances of excellent phonatory results for sulcus vocalis (SV) patients, our recommended surgical option is FI with fascia transplantation.

Combination of fascia transplantation and fat injection into the vocal fold for sulcus vocalis: long-term results.

Fat injection and fascia transplantation alone have been used to treat patients with sulcus vocalis. No information is available on the effectiveness of these two procedures used in concert to treat sulcus vocalis. The objectives of this study were to conduct the two procedures together and report the long-term results.

Clinical predictors of difficult laryngeal exposure.

Purpose: Although difficult laryngeal exposure (DLE) is a common problem encountered after procedures using a rigid laryngoscope, to date, no anticipatory physical indicators have been formally noted as reliable predictors of DLE. The purpose of this paper is to identify useful and reliable indicators by which to predict, with acceptable accuracy, the occurrence of DLE following rigid laryngoscopy.

Study Design: Fifty-six patients, each of whom had undergone a rigid laryngoscope procedure, were classified as belonging to either the DLE group (n = 19) or the control group (n = 37) for purposes of this prospective study.

Effects of music therapy on oxygen saturation in premature infants receiving endotracheal suctioning.

The purpose of this study was to investigate how premature infants' oxygen saturation changed in response to music therapy while they were receiving endotracheal suctioning. A convenience sample of 30 premature infants was selected from three neonatal intensive care units. A one-group repeated measures design was adopted for this study.

Epidemiology of hospitalized burns patients in Taiwan.

Previous studies based on either single hospital data or sampling of specific groups of hospitalized burns victims in Taiwan have provided only minimal epidemiological information. The study is designed to provide additional data on the epidemiology of hospitalized burns patients in Taiwan. Data were obtained from the Burn Injury Information System (BIIS), which brings together information supplied by 34 contracted hospitals.

Fat augmentation for nonparalytic glottic insufficiency.

While autogenous fat augmentation for glottic insufficiency has been used before, relatively little information is currently available on the effectiveness of fat injection in patients with nonparalytic glottic insufficiency resulting from problems such as various defects of vocal atrophy or sulcus vocalis. This paper compares retrospectively the efficiency of fat injection after surgery in patients with vocal atrophy (n = 16) and sulcus vocalis (n = 8). The perceptual acoustic and phonatory functions and videolaryngostroboscopic data were evaluated before and after fat augmentation in 24 patients.

Clearing microvascular lesions of the true vocal fold with the KTP/532 laser.

Although used for treating vascular malformations, KTP (532 nm) lasers have not been used to treat microvascular lesions of the vocal fold. The efficiency of KTP laser operation in the continuous mode with a 0.4- or 0.

Measurement and validation of the voice handicap index in voice-disordered patients in Taiwan.

Voice disorders can cause problems for patients emotionally, physically, economically and functionally. Neither subjective nor objective voice examinations are able to evaluate such factors adequately. For this study, a retrospective analysis of 79 dysphonic cases was conducted using the voice handicap index (VHI) to gather comprehensive data across a variety of voice disorders.

Results of magnetic resonance imaging assessment, acoustic analysis, phonatory function and perceptual rating of glottic insufficiency before and after fat augmentation: correlated with subjective rating.

Autogenous fat augmentation has been proven effective in the treatment of glottic insufficiency (GI) using both subjective and objective methods of evaluation. However, no information is available in published research regarding the effectiveness and predictability of value parameters with regard to patients' perceptions and concerns. This article retrospectively examines the correlation between subjective and objective examinations and subjective ratings (SRs) in patients with presbylaryngis (n = 14) and sulcus vocalis (n = 2).