Publications by authors named "Meng-lan Chen"

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  • Researchers wanted to study changes in the thickness of a part of the eye called the retinal nerve fiber layer in patients with a condition called G11778A Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON).
  • * They looked at 56 patients and compared their eye health over time using special imaging techniques, focusing on how vision could improve based on how long they had the disease.
  • * The results showed that patients with better initial vision were more likely to see improvements in their eyesight after being sick for at least six months.
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  • Endophytic fungi from medicinal ferns are valuable sources for drug development and bioactive compounds.
  • Seven fungal strains representing four new species were discovered from healthy tissues of three fern species during a survey in Guizhou.
  • The new species were thoroughly described with images and were analyzed using various genetic sequence data, along with documentation of three new host plants for these fungi.
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Background: Hypoxia in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients during sleep may have an effect on bone metabolism. Few data regarding evaluation of bone metabolism in young individuals diagnosed with OSA. In this study, we aim to identify the association between bone mineral density and OSA in young men (≤ 40 years old of age).

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Purpose: The cause of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is controversial, local hypoxia and inflammation being the main two possibilities proposed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and BPH.

Methods: The study cohort comprised men from January 2016 to December 2020 in our Sleep Center.

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The fluorescence spectrum was studied for the chlorothalonil (0.2928 mg x mL(-1)) using spectrofluorophotometer. The experiment results showed that the characteristic peaks (352 and 366 nm) are found in the spectrum of chlorothalonil standard solution when the excitation wavelength is 320 nm.

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Absorption spectra were studied for the carbendazim, in the mixed solution of orange juice and carbendazim using spectrophotometer. The most intensive characteristic peak (285 nm) was found in the spectrum of carbendazim standard solution. Compared with the carbendazim drug solution, the peak position of absorption spectrum has the blue shift (285-280 nm) when carbendazim (0.

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