Feasibility Analysis of Teleophthalmology Diagnosis and Referral in Remote Areas of Taiwan.

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PREDICTED PROTEIN STRUCTURE VARIATIONS INDICATE THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF CYP4V2-RELATED BIETTI CRYSTALLINE DYSTROPHY.

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between different CYP4V2 disease-causing variants and disease severity in Bietti crystalline dystrophy (BCD).

Methods: Twenty-one subjects from 19 unrelated families with a clinical diagnosis of BCD were enrolled. A novel severity prediction score for BCD based on the predicted molecular impact of CYP4V2 variants was applied for grouping and subsequent analyses.

A Preliminary Study of Pre-Season Taekwondo Preparation Strategy: Personal Isolation Training Effect for Elite Athletes.

Background: The global coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) has had a considerable impact on athletic competition and team sports training. Athletes have been forced to train alone at home. However, the isolation training model effects are still unknown.

Acute Effects of Handheld Loading on Standing Broad Jump in Youth Athletes.

The study aimed to investigate the acute effects of handheld loading on standing broad jump (SBJ) performance and biomechanics. Fifteen youth male athletes (mean age: 14.7 ± 0.

Genotypes Predispose Phenotypes-Clinical Features and Genetic Spectrum of -Associated Retinal Dystrophies.

The gene is one of the most common disease-causing genes of inherited retinal degeneration. In this study, we report different phenotypes of -associated retinal dystrophies in the Taiwanese population, its clinical progression, and its relationship with genetic characteristics. Thirty-seven subjects were recruited and all patients underwent serial ophthalmic examinations at a single medical center.

Can Match-Mimicking Intermittent Practice Be Used as a Simulatory Training Mode of Competition Using Olympic Time Frame in Elite Taekwondo Athletes?

The physiological realities between Taekwondo (TKD) simulation kicking training and TKD competition according to the Olympic time frame remain unclear. The purpose of this study is to establish an Olympic match-simulated kicking model and compare its effects with real TKD competition on physiological challenges and hormonal responses during serial matches in elite athletes. Sixteen elite TKD athletes randomly were assigned into either a TKD match-simulated kicking group (TMSK;  = 8, age: 21.

Short-Term High-Dose Vitamin C and E Supplementation Attenuates Muscle Damage and Inflammatory Responses to Repeated Taekwondo Competitions: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Exercise-induced muscle damage during intensive sport events is a very common issue in sport medicine. Therefore, the purpose is to investigate the effects of short-term high-dose vitamin C and E supplementation on muscle damage, hemolysis, and inflammatory responses to simulated competitive Olympic Taekwondo (TKD) matches in elite athletes. Using a randomized placebo-controlled and double-blind study design, eighteen elite male TKD athletes were weight-matched and randomly assigned into either a vitamin C and E group (Vit C+E; N = 9) or placebo group (PLA; N = 9).

Interference with PSMB4 Expression Exerts an Anti-Tumor Effect by Decreasing the Invasion and Proliferation of Human Glioblastoma Cells.

Background/aims: Glioblastoma (GBM) is a malignant brain tumor with a poor prognosis. Proteasome subunit beta type-4 (PSMB4) is an essential subunit that contributes to the assembly of the 20S proteasome complex. However, the role of PSMB4 in glioblastomas remains to be clarified.

Acute changes in blood lipid profiles and metabolic risk factors in collegiate elite taekwondo athletes after short-term de-training: a prospective insight for athletic health management.

Background: This study used a short-term de-training model to mimic the physiological weight changes during the early retirement stage in Taekwondo (TKD) athletes. This study investigates whether the negative changes in body composition, blood lipid profiles, and metabolic biomarkers occur in elite collegiate TKD athletes when experiencing a two-months de-training period.

Methods: Fourteen collegiate Division Ι elite TKD athletes (age: 21.

Initial systemic inflammatory state perturbs exercise training adaptations in elite Taekwondo athletes.

Purpose: This study examined ten-week TKD-specific training effects on aerobic capacity, body composition, hormone responses and hematological parameters in elite TKD athletes with varied initial inflammatory states.

Methods: Twenty-two elite college TKD athletes were divided into two groups according to their initial neutrophils-to-lymphocytes ratio (NLR) values: Low NLR (N = 11, 9M/2F, age: 21.6 ± 1.

Eight-Week Training Cessation Suppresses Physiological Stress but Rapidly Impairs Health Metabolic Profiles and Aerobic Capacity in Elite Taekwondo Athletes.

Changes in an athlete's physiological and health metabolic profiles after detraining have not been studied in elite Taekwondo (TKD) athletes. To enable a better understanding of these physiological changes to training cessation, this study examined the effects of 8-weeks detraining on the aerobic capacity, body composition, inflammatory status and health metabolic profile in elite TKD athletes. Sixteen elite TKD athletes (age: 21.