Publications by authors named "Wei-Ming Jiang"
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- Taiwan effectively managed to control COVID-19 with a remarkable 253 days of no local transmission before experiencing outbreaks due to variants, despite low vaccination rates.
- The study compared Taiwan's rapid border closure and non-pharmaceutical interventions to other countries, finding a significant difference in response times and strategies.
- Key factors in Taiwan's success included quick responses, effective contact tracing, community cooperation, and the implementation of multiple preventive measures without strict lockdowns.
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- Before vaccines, mobility restrictions were key in controlling COVID-19, with different age groups experiencing different levels of health risk and mobility changes affecting control measures' effectiveness.
- The study analyzed data from the Taipei metropolitan area, focusing on how mobility patterns among various age groups influenced COVID-19 transmission before and after certain control measures were implemented.
- Findings revealed that inter-district mobility increased COVID-19 cases more than intra-district mobility, and the movements of younger (15-59) and older (≥60) individuals significantly impacted case numbers, providing insights for public health strategies.
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- Mathematical models can predict epidemic trends, but few studies on COVID-19 have included behaviors like mask wearing and vaccination, crucial for controlling the pandemic.
- New ARIMA models were used to forecast COVID-19 case growth in Canada, France, Italy, and Israel from January 2021 to March 2022, with prediction accuracy evaluated through RMSE and AICc.
- Results showed that protective behaviors and vaccination efforts, especially booster shots, significantly lowered COVID-19 case growth rates, highlighting their importance during different virus variants' prevalence.
Qing Gan Zi Shen Tang (QGZST) is a famous traditional Chinese medicine formula in the Jiangsu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine for its efficacy in treating hypertension, obesity, hyperlipidemia and insulin resistance. The current study further evaluated the effects and possible mechanisms of QGZST on epididymal white adipose tissue (eWAT) dysfunction in a high-fat-diet (HFD)-fed-spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) model. Results showed that QGZST significantly decreased the systolic blood pressure (SBP), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), body weights and adipocyte size of HFD-fed SHRs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypoxia-induced autophagy promotes human prostate stromal cells survival and ER-stress.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun
September 2015
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is emerging as one of the most common diseases seriously threatening the health of elderly men. Accumulating evidences indicate that hypoxia could induce BPH. However, the underlying mechanism of BPH induced by hypoxia is not clear.
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