Publications by authors named "T A Tai"

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  • Effective blood sampling times for vancomycin AUC estimation have not been clearly defined, prompting this study to explore different sampling times during dosing intervals.
  • Six participants were studied after receiving intravenous vancomycin, with AUC estimated using various software and models, assessing accuracy through bias and imprecision.
  • The study identified optimal blood sampling times of 2.5 and 5.5 hours post-injection for certain software, suggesting improved therapeutic drug monitoring could result from standardized sampling times.
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Background: Utilisation of health services is low and delayed among individuals with mood mental disorders and anxiety disorders, despite high disease burdens and available effective treatments. This study aims to examine patterns and delays in help-seeking and associated factors among individuals with lifetime disorder of mood disorders and/or anxiety disorders.

Methods: We used data from the China Mental Health Survey (CMHS), a nationally representative multistage clustered-area probability sample study across 31 provinces.

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Background: Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) impairs anti-pathogen and anti-tumour immunity. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) modulate immunity via IDO but also suppress IFN-γ. While MSC IDO induction by IFN-γ is established, other drivers in this immunosuppressive setting remain unknown.

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Thyroid cancer (TC) is one of the most prevalent endocrine malignancy with a steadily increasing incidence globally. Although standard treatments like thyroidectomy and radioiodine therapy effectively manage most cases of differentiated thyroid cancers (DTC), certain recurrent cases or those involving poorly differentiated thyroid cancers (PDTC) demand more specialized interventions. Follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) is the second most common type of DTC, and frequently metastasizes through the bloodstream to distant sites such as bones and lungs which is a leading cause of metastatic and recurrent DTC and significantly affects survival.

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Background: Microsatellite instable (MSI) gastric cancers exhibit reduced lymph node (LN) metastasis and improved survival compared to microsatellite stable (MSS) counterparts. However, to our longstanding observation, clinical N-staging (cN) is frequently overestimated in MSI cases. The clinical implications and underlying mechanisms of this discrepancy warrant further investigation.

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