Associations Between Perceived Social Status, Discrimination, With Subjective Sleep Quality Among Migrant Care Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic.

This study examined the relationship between perceived social status, COVID-19-related discrimination, and sleep quality among 158 migrant care workers in Taiwan. Data were collected via computer-assisted interviews, assessing perceived social status with the MacArthur scale and sleep quality using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The results revealed that higher perceived social status in reference to the destination country (B = 0.

A Scalable ECG Identification System Based on Locality-Sensitive Hashing.

Electrocardiograms (ECGs) have the inherent property of being intrinsic and dynamic and are shown to be unique among individuals, making them promising as a biometric trait. Although many ECG biometric recognition approaches have demonstrated accurate recognition results in small enrollment sets, they can suffer from performance degradation when many subjects are enrolled. This study proposes an ECG biometric identification system based on locality-sensitive hashing (LSH) that can accommodate a large number of registrants while maintaining satisfactory identification accuracy.

The associations between working conditions and subjective sleep quality among female migrant care workers.

Background: Subjective sleep quality may reflect the mental well-being of migrant care workers; however, the related occupational factors remain unclear. This study examines the association between the characteristics of care labor and the subjective sleep quality of female migrants.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, Southeast Asian migrant care workers in Taiwan were recruited using convenience sampling.

High intact fibroblast growth factor 23 levels associated with low hemoglobin levels in patients on chronic hemodialysis.

Introduction: A negative association between C-terminal fibroblast growth factor 23 (cFGF23) and hemoglobin (Hb) levels has been reported in patients with predialysis chronic kidney disease. In dialysis patients, the dominant form of serum FGF23 is intact FGF23 (iFGF23); however, its association with the Hb level remains unclear. Therefore, simultaneously monitoring iFGF23 and cFGF23 levels is crucial.

Clay nanosheets simultaneously intercalated and stabilized by PEGylated chitosan as drug delivery vehicles for cancer chemotherapy.

Montmorillonite (MMT) has been frequently utilized as drug vehicles due to its high specific surface area, excellent cation exchange capacity and biocompatibility. However, the significant flocculation of MMT under physiological condition restricted its application to drug delivery. To conquer this problem, the graft-type PEGylated chitosan (PEG-CS) adducts were synthesized as intercalator to stabilize MMT dispersion.

Moderating Effects of Religious Tourism Activities on Environmental Risk, Leisure Satisfaction, Physical and Mental Health and Well-Being among the Elderly in the Context of COVID-19.

The purpose of this study is to explore whether religious tourism activities can create a safe leisure environment and improve the well-being of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the participants in the Baishatun Mazu pilgrimage in Taiwan as the subjects of this study. A mixed research method was used. First, statistical software and the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data.

A Study on the Effects of Chinese Massage on Physical and Mental Health in Participants Based Smart Healthcare.

The purpose of this study is to understand the influence of the effect of the smart Chinese massage appliance on the participants' sports performance and physical and mental health after intermittent exercises. The study was performed by a mixed-study method. First, the experimental research method was used to design an experimental procedure and specifications such as data collection scope.

Influence of Imagery Training on Adjusting the Pressure of Fin Swimmers, Improving Sports Performance and Stabilizing Psychological Quality.

This study analyzed the effects of imagery training on athletes' imagery ability, physical anxiety and athletic performance. This study employed a mixed research approach. Snowball sampling was used to select 55 fin swimmers with imagery training experience and formal competition participation.

Effects of Leisure Obstacles, Job Satisfaction, and Physical and Mental Health on Job Intentions of Medical Workers Exposed to COVID-19 Infection Risk and Workplace Stress.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of leisure obstacles, job satisfaction, physical and mental health, and work intentions of medical workers in Taiwan. SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 24.

Does environmental engineering help rural industry development? Discussion on the impact of Taiwan's "special act for forward-looking infrastructure" on rural industry development.

This study investigated the impact of environmental engineering on existing venues, venues and operations management. First, the literature analysis and field survey method are used to summarize the current situation of the venue. Then, 420 questionnaires are collected for statistical verification analysis, combined with the interview method to understand the deepest feelings of the people, and finally discussed with a multi-inspection method.

Risk assessment of dementia after hysterectomy: Analysis of 14-year data from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan.

Background: Anesthesia and surgery may increase the risk of dementia in the elderly, but the higher prevalence of dementia in women and other evidence suggest that dementia risk increases in younger women undergoing hysterectomy. In this study, we assessed the risk of dementia after hysterectomy.

Methods: Hysterectomies registered in the National Health Insurance Research Database from 2000 to 2013 were evaluated using a retrospective generational research method.

Large enhancement of photocurrent gain based on the composite of a single n-type SnO2 nanowire and p-type NiO nanoparticles.

The high sensitivity of photodetector in the UV range based on the composite consisting of a single SnO(2) nanowire and NiO nanoparticles has been demonstrated. The underlying mechanism is attributed to the formation of p-NiO and n-SnO(2) heterojunction on the nanowire surface. The enhanced space charge region owing to the existence of p-n heterojunction increases the surface electric field, which will improve the separation of photogenerated electrons and holes, and the photoresponse gain will be greatly enhanced.