Publications by authors named "Yipeng Lu"

Plant growth is determined by the production of cells and initiation of new organs. Exploring genes that control cell number and cell size is of great significance for understanding plant growth regulation. In this study, we characterized two wheat mutants, ah and dl, with abnormal growth.

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In this study, a controllable mass‒frequency tuning method is presented using the etching of rib structures on a single-crystal PZT membrane. The rib structures were optimized to reduce the membrane mass while maintaining the stiffness; therefore, the center frequency could be increased to improve the low-frequency bandwidth of microphones. Additionally, this methodology could reduce the modulus and improve the sensitivity for the same resonant frequency, which typically indicates the maximum acoustic overload point (AOP).

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  • Colorectal cancer (CRC) significantly impacts both lives and the economy, with screening programs like the Taiwan CRC Screening Programme potentially reducing these effects through early detection.
  • A study followed 77,169 patients aged 50-74 diagnosed with colorectal adenocarcinoma from 2004-2017, assessing life expectancy (LE) and employment duration lost (LED) due to the disease, finding substantial differences between screen-detected and non-screen-detected cases.
  • Results indicated that screening could save approximately 2.9 years of life and 0.5 years of employment for women, and 2.7 years of life and 0.6 years of employment for men, suggesting the program is effective in preserving lives
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Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease (PH-LHD) represents approximately 65%-80% of all patients with PH. The progression, prognosis, and mortality of individuals with left heart failure (LHF) are significantly influenced by PH and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. Consequently, cardiologists should devote ample attention to the interplay between HF and PH.

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Single-cell sequencing has recently allowed the generation of exhaustive root cell atlases. However, some cell types are elusive and remain underrepresented. Here we use a second-generation single-cell approach, where we zoom in on the root transcriptome sorting with specific markers to profile the phloem poles at an unprecedented resolution.

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Vining growth (VG) and high plant height (PH) are the physiological traits of wild soybean that preclude their utilization for domesticated soybean breeding and improvement. To identify VG- and PH-related quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in different genetic resources, two populations of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) were developed by crossing a cultivated soybean, Zhonghuang39 (ZH39), with two wild soybean accessions, NY27-38 and NY36-87. Each line from the two crosses was evaluated for VG and PH.

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Besides being powerhouses of the cell, mitochondria released into extracellular space act as intercellular signaling. Mitochondria and their components mediate cell-to-cell communication in free form or embedded in a carrier. The pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease is complex, which shows close relationship with inflammation and metabolic abnormalities.

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  • This study aimed to estimate the incidence and impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Taiwan, focusing on life expectancy and healthcare costs post-2003 when biologic treatments were introduced.
  • Researchers analyzed health claims data from 1999-2016, identifying 29,352 new RA cases and comparing the life expectancy and healthcare costs of RA patients against matched referents.
  • Results showed a decrease in RA incidence, mean life expectancy after diagnosis was 26.3 years with an average lifetime cost of $72,953, and women with RA faced greater loss of life expectancy compared to men, though annual healthcare costs were similar for both sexes.
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This paper presents a 591×438-DPI ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. The sensor is based on a piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) array that is bonded at wafer-level to complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) signal processing electronics to produce a pulse-echo ultrasonic imager on a chip. To meet the 500-DPI standard for consumer fingerprint sensors, the PMUT pitch was reduced by approximately a factor of two relative to an earlier design.

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In this paper, we present a single-chip 65 ×42 element ultrasonic pulse-echo fingerprint sensor with transmit (TX) beamforming based on piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers directly bonded to a CMOS readout application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The readout ASIC was realized in a standard 180-nm CMOS process with a 24-V high-voltage transistor option. Pulse-echo measurements are performed column-by-column in sequence using either one column or five columns to TX the ultrasonic pulse at 20 MHz.

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