Substrate Charge Transfer Induced Ferromagnetism in MnSe/SrTiO Ultrathin Films.

The observation of superconductivity in MnSe at 12 GPa motivated us to investigate whether superconductivity could be induced in MnSe at ambient conditions. A strain-induced structural change in the ultrathin film could be one route to the emergence of superconductivity. In this report, we present the physical property of MnSe ultrathin films, which become tetragonal (stretched -plane and shortened -axis) on a (001) SrTiO (STO) substrate, prepared by the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method.

Strategies for Improving the Utilization of Preventive Care Services: Application of Importance-Performance Gap Analysis Method.

The utilization of preventive care services is limited. Previous studies based on communities have looked at many types of barriers to preventive care (i.e.

Improving Patient Health Literacy in Hospitals - A Challenge for Hospital Health Education Programs.

Background: The health literacy of hospital patients has become a very important issue, especially in the face of emerging infectious diseases. The design of and measures used by hospitals, however, have not yet taken into account whether patients can develop their health literacy through the process of medical treatment. Hospitals should take on this role as part of health education programs.

High-performance 1-10 THz integrating sphere.

The SPICA far-infrared instrument (SAFARI), one of instruments of the space infrared telescope for cosmology and astrophysics, requires a calibration source assembly to calibrate the transition edge sensor readout circuits. A high-performance integrating sphere working at SAFARI wavelength (34-230 µm) is essential. A novel process for preparing terahertz integrating spheres was developed.

Magnetotransport studies of Fe vacancy-ordered FeSe nanowires.

We studied the electrical transport of FeSe single-crystal nanowires exhibiting √5 × √5 Fe-vacancy order and mixed valence of Fe. FeSe compound has been identified as the parent phase of FeSe superconductor. A first-order metal-insulator (MI) transition of transition temperature ∼ 28 K is observed at zero magnetic fields ().

Non-health outcomes affecting self-care behaviors and medical decision-making preference in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The effects of patient sustained self-care behaviors on glycemic control are even greater than the effects of medical treatment, indicating the value of identifying the factors that influence self-care behaviors. To date, these factors have not been placed in a single model to clarify the critical path affecting self-care behaviors. The aims of this study were to explore the relationships of these factors and the differences in patient preference for medical decision-making.

Glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: role of health literacy and shared decision-making.

Improving glycemic control requires that patients actively participate in decisions about how to best live with the disease and adapt to the realities of self-care. Limited health literacy (HL) is related to poorer health outcomes and may make it difficult for patients to participate in shared decision-making (SDM). As such, understanding the relationship between HL and SDM and its impact on diabetes control is an urgent issue.

Role of the extra Fe in K Fe Se superconductors.

The exact superconducting phase of K Fe Se has so far not been conclusively decided since its discovery due to its intrinsic multiphase in early material. In an attempt to resolve this mystery, we have carried out systematic structural studies on a set of well-controlled samples with exact chemical stoichiometry K Fe Se ( = 0-0.3) that are heat-treated at different temperatures.

Fe-vacancy order and superconductivity in tetragonal β-Fe1-xSe.

Several superconducting transition temperatures in the range of 30-46 K were reported in the recently discovered intercalated FeSe system (A1-xFe2-ySe2, A = K, Rb, Cs, Tl). Although the superconducting phases were not yet conclusively decided, more than one magnetic phase with particular orders of iron vacancy and/or potassium vacancy were identified, and some were argued to be the parent phase. Here we show the discovery of the presence and ordering of iron vacancy in nonintercalated FeSe (PbO-type tetragonal β-Fe1-xSe).

CCT- and CRI-tuning of white light-emitting diodes using three-dimensional non-close-packed colloidal photonic crystals with photonic stop-bands.

This study exhibited the correlated color temperature (CCT)- and color-rendering index (CRI)-tuning behavior of light emission from white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) using three-dimensional non-close-packed (3D NCP) colloidal photonic crystals (CPhCs). The CCT of approximately 5300 K (characteristic of cold WLEDs) of white light propagated through the NCP CPhCs dropped to 3000 K (characteristic of warm WLEDs) because of the photonic stop-bands based on the photonic band structures of NCP CPhCs. This study successfully developed a novel technique that introduces lower-cost CCT- and CRI-tuning cold WLEDs with a CRI of over 90 that of warm WLEDs by using 3D NCP CPhCs.

Study on doctor shopping behavior: insight from patients with upper respiratory tract infection in Taiwan.

Objectives: Based on the actual medical records of ambulatory care visits, this study analyzed patients' healthcare seeking behavior and doctor shopping behavior (DSB), and investigated the underlying factors and the impact on the depletion of the healthcare resources for health policy makers to build a better health delivery system.

Methods: Among a cohort comprised of 200,000 patients randomly chosen from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan in 2004, only the patients seeking ambulatory care visits for upper respiratory tract infection (URI) were analyzed.

Results: Among the 45,951 URI patients, 2875 of them exhibited DSB (prevalence 6.