Deep Deblurring in Teledermatology: Deep Learning Models Restore the Accuracy of Blurry Images' Classification.

Blurry images in teledermatology and consultation increased the diagnostic difficulty for both deep learning models and physicians. We aim to determine the extent of restoration in diagnostic accuracy after blurry images are deblurred by deep learning models. We used 19,191 skin images from a public skin image dataset that includes 23 skin disease categories, 54 skin images from a public dataset of blurry skin images, and 53 blurry dermatology consultation photos in a medical center to compare the diagnosis accuracy of trained diagnostic deep learning models and subjective sharpness between blurry and deblurred images.

Implantation Mycoses and Invasive Fungal Infections with Cutaneous Involvement in Tropical Taiwan: An 11-Year Retrospective Study of a Medical Center.

Background: The rising incidence of implantation mycoses and invasive fungal infections prompts the need for studies describing the latest trends of these diseases; however, the literature remains scarce from tropical Asia in recent years. We shared our 11-year clinical experience at a tertiary center in Southern Taiwan to improve physicians' understanding of the diseases, which could help them assume appropriate management strategies.

Patients And Methods: Forty cases of pathology-proven cases of implantation mycoses and invasive fungal infections with cutaneous involvement were retrospectively reviewed.

Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in a referral center in Taiwan.

Background: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are potentially fatal adverse drug reactions. The characteristics of these diseases are changing with the use of novel drugs, posing new challenges to doctors. We aimed to review recent SJS/TEN cases in order to assist general practitioners with timely diagnosis and correct management.

Care for older adults with dementia: PACE day care or residential dementia care units?

Background: Persons with dementia (PwD) are at greater risk for various adverse health outcomes, and the best care model remains to be determined. This study aimed to compare the physical and neurocognitive performance of PwD in the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) and residential dementia care units.

Methods: This was a case-control study comparing outcomes between care recipients of PACE services (PC group) and residential dementia care (RC group).

[Ln] complexes (Ln = Gd, Dy): molecular analogues of natural minerals such as hydrotalcite.

Two new hexadecanuclear lanthanide complexes employing the 1,5-bis(salicylidene)carbohydrazide (Hbsc) ligand are reported herein. These polynuclear aggregates crystallize in the R3[combining macron] space group, which is unprecedented in a family of lanthanide complexes with such high nuclearity. Magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal weak intramolecular interactions between the magnetic centres, and in the case of compound 2 (Dy), single-molecule magnet properties are observed.

Predictors of non-pharmacological intervention effect on cognitive function and behavioral and psychological symptoms of older people with dementia.

Aim: Our previous work showed that non-pharmacological interventions could effectively reduce the severity of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), while the factors influencing the effect of intervention were less explored. Therefore, the main purpose of the present study was to investigate the predictors of the non-pharmacological intervention effect for old veterans with dementia and BPSD.

Methods: A total of 141 old veterans with dementia living in two veterans' homes in northern Taiwan were recruited.

Synthesis of recognition matrix from 4-methylamino-N-allylnaphthal-imide with fluorescent effect for the imprinting of creatinine.

4-Methylamino-N-allylnaphthalimide (4-MAANI), a functional monomer with fluorescent effect, was synthesized for the imprinting and specific uptake of creatinine, an important clinical marker for kidney function. 4-Methylamino-N-allylnaphthalimide was synthesized from the reaction of 4-bromo-1,8-naphthalic anhydride with allylamine to form 4-bromo-N-allylnaphthalimide and further to react with methylamine. Excitation and emission of the fluorescent monomer was investigated by both a three-dimensional plot of fluorescent intensity versus excited and emitted wavelengths and a corresponding contour plot.

Synthesis of an imprinted hybrid organic-inorganic polymeric sol-gel matrix toward the specific binding and isotherm kinetics investigation of creatinine.

Hybrid organic-inorganic polymeric sol-gel materials imprinted with creatinine template molecules were synthesized for the specific binding of creatinine. Creatinine is a metabolite from creatine and is the final product from kidney metabolism. Therefore, creatinine can be an important index to estimate the function of the kidney.