Identification of serum metabolic signatures of environmental-leveled phthalate in the Taiwanese child population using NMR-based metabolomics.

Phthalates have become important environmental pollutants due to their high exposure frequency in daily life; thus, phthalates are prevalent in humans. Although several epidemiologic surveys have linked phthalates with several adverse health effects in humans, the molecular events underlying phthalate exposure have not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to reveal associations between phthalate exposure and the serum metabolome in Taiwanese children using a metabolomic approach.

Moving Beyond Single Word Acquisition of Speech Sounds to Connected Speech Development With Dynamic Assessment.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to document speech sound development across early childhood from a dynamic assessment (DA) perspective that captures a breadth of linguistic environments using the Glaspey Dynamic Assessment of Phonology (Glaspey, 2019), as well as to provide normative data for speech-language pathologists to compare speech skills when making clinical decisions and provide historical context. Targets of English were evaluated via DA for the (a) age of acquisition in single words; (b) continued development through connected speech; (c) early, mid, and late sequence; and (d) differences between single word and connected speech productions.

Method: Data were extracted from the reported results of the norming study for the Glaspey Dynamic Assessment of Phonology, which included a representative sample of 880 children ages 3 years to 10;11 (years;months).

Lipid responses to environmental perfluoroalkyl substance exposure in a Taiwanese Child cohort.

Although recent epidemiologic studies have focused on some of the health effects of perfluoroalkyl substance (PFASs) exposure in humans, the associations between PFASs exposure and the lipidome in children are still unclear. The purpose of this study was to assess lipid changes in children to understand possible molecular events of environmental PFASs exposure and suggest potential health effects. A total of 290 Taiwanese children (8-10 years old) were included in this study.

Utilization Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine among Fracture Patients: A Taiwan Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) divides fracture treatment into three stages. Many TCM herbs and formulas have been used to treat fractures for thousands of years. However, research regarding the Chinese herbal products (CHPs) that should be used at different periods of treatment is still lacking.

Astrovirus gastroenteritis in hospitalized children of less than 5 years of age in Taiwan, 2009.

Background/purpose: Acute gastroenteritis is a common illness in children under 5 years old. Although rotavirus is a leading cause, other viruses including astrovirus are also important, but have been the subject of limited studies. This is a prospective study to investigate astrovirus gastroenteritis in hospitalized children in Taiwan.

Virgibacillus chiguensis sp. nov., a novel halophilic bacterium isolated from Chigu, a previously commercial saltern located in southern Taiwan.

A Gram-positive, motile, endospore-forming, irregular rod-shaped (0.7-0.9 x 2.

Microbial diversity analysis of former salterns in southern Taiwan by 16S rRNA-based methods.

The microbiota diversity of the former salterns in southern Taiwan was investigated by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Soil samples from three salterns were analyzed using DGGE and 16S rRNA from 502 colonies representing 5 archaea and 18 bacteria taxonomic groups. Each representative taxonomic group was further identified, whereas 8.