[Professor 's experience of integrated acupuncture and medication approach to treat motor complications in Parkinson's disease based on the alternation of "movement and stillness"].

This paper introduces Professor 's experience in treating motor complications of Parkinson's disease (PD) with acupuncture combined with medication. Based on the characteristics of the alternation of "movement and stillness" in PD motor complications, Professor divides these complications into three distinct periods: "movement" stage, "stillness" stage and "alternation" stage, and proposes an integrated approach of acupuncture and medication, with staged treatment tailored to each period. The main acupoints include Jin's three needles to regulate spirit (four spirit needles, Shenting [GV 24], Yintang [GV 24], Shenmen [HT 7], Sanyinjiao [SP 6]), along with hand tremor three needles (Hegu [LI 4], Quchi [LI 11], Dingchan), foot tremor three needles (Yinlingquan [SP 9], Yanglingquan [GB 34], Taichong [LR 3]), and 's three needles (Dazhui [GV 14], Jinsuo [GV 8], Mingmen [GV 4]).

Relative Motion Estimation Algorithm for Noncooperative Targets Considering Multiple Solutions of Rotational Parameters.

On-orbit servicing using a space robot is gaining popularity among the space community for both economic and safety aspects. In particular, the estimation of the relative motion of a noncooperative target is a challenging problem. This study presents a relative motion estimation scheme based on stereovision for noncooperative targets considering multiple solutions of rotational parameters.

Autonomous Pointing Control of a Large Satellite Antenna Subject to Parametric Uncertainty.

With the development of satellite mobile communications, large antennas are now widely used. The precise pointing of the antenna's optical axis is essential for many space missions. This paper addresses the challenging problem of high-precision autonomous pointing control of a large satellite antenna.

Persistent improper upregulation of Th17 and TReg cells in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Objectives: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common childhood rheumatic disease. A break in the balance between Th17 and TReg cells has been reported as an important factor in the development of autoimmune diseases. This study aimed to analyze peripheral Th17 and TReg cell levels in patients with JIA.

Robust H(∞) control for spacecraft rendezvous with a noncooperative target.

The robust H(∞) control for spacecraft rendezvous with a noncooperative target is addressed in this paper. The relative motion of chaser and noncooperative target is firstly modeled as the uncertain system, which contains uncertain orbit parameter and mass. Then the H(∞) performance and finite time performance are proposed, and a robust H(∞) controller is developed to drive the chaser to rendezvous with the non-cooperative target in the presence of control input saturation, measurement error, and thrust error.

Experimental studies on model reference adaptive control with integral action employing a rotary encoder and tachometer sensors.

In this paper, an adaptive law with an integral action is designed and implemented on a DC motor by employing a rotary encoder and tachometer sensors. The stability is proved by using the Lyapunov function. The tracking errors asymptotically converge to zero according to the Barbalat lemma.

Association of herpes zoster infection with clinical characteristics and MBL2 gene polymorphisms in Chinese children with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Objectives: In the first part of this study, we analyzed clinical factors associated with pediatric-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and patient susceptibility to herpes zoster (HZ). In the second part of this study, we characterized MBL2 genotype polymorphisms in pediatric-onset SLE patients and their possible associations with HZ.

Methods: This 10-year prospective cohort study compared pediatric-onset SLE patients from Taiwan with and without histories of HZ.