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Medicine, General & Internal
Yuh-Shyan Tsai, Tzu-Yi Wu, Yeong-Chin Jou, Tzong-Shin Tzai, Jung-Der Wang
Summary: The study on long-term generic quality-of-life changes in bladder cancer patients found that factors influencing QOL included marital status, monthly income, comorbidities, type of treatment, and age. Radical cystectomy was associated with lower QOL scores, particularly in older patients, while tumor recurrence predicted lower scores in sexual activity for patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. It is important to discuss these factors with patients before treatment.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yao-Lin Kao, Chien-Hui Ou, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Sheng-Mao Chang, Jung-Der Wang, Yuh-Shyan Tsai
Summary: This study assessed the dynamic changes of quality of life in patients with localized prostate cancer under different treatment modalities. Factors such as lower household incomes and comorbidities of anxiety or diabetes were found to negatively impact patients' quality of life. Patients under active surveillance or observation demonstrated higher quality of life scores in the physical and social domains compared to those undergoing radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy within the first year.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Anna Rutkowska, Sebastian Rutkowski, Adam Wrzeciono, Oliver Czech, Jan Szczegielniak, Dariusz Jastrzebski
Summary: The study found that exercise training did not significantly improve quality of life for patients diagnosed with stage IIIB and stage IV NSCLC, but rather showed deterioration in QoL in the control group.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Zhebin Feng, Haitao Zhang, Tao Zhou, Xinguang Yu, Yanyang Zhang, Xinyuan Yan
Summary: This study evaluated the dynamic features of patients with Cushing's disease using resting-state fMRI and found associations with impaired cognition and emotional symptoms.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Instruments & Instrumentation
Rachel Lloyd, Jane Walter, Sarah Pirikahu, Gemma Cadby, Martha Hickey, David D. Sampson, Karol Karnowski, Michael J. Hackmann, Christobel Saunders, Lothar Lilge, Jennifer Stone
Summary: Mammographic breast density is a significant risk factor for breast cancer, and optical breast spectroscopy (OBS) is a promising method for measuring breast density. This study validates the participant data of OBS and confirms its effectiveness in epidemiological research.
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Merve Ozdemir, Azad Ilhan, Hande Gorucu-Coskuner, Tulin Taner, Pelin Bilgic
Summary: This study found that in the early stages of orthodontic treatment, adolescents experienced a decrease in total fat intake but an increase during treatment; meanwhile, fiber, vitamin E, and vitamin C intake significantly decreased. It is recommended to collaborate with dietitians and orthodontists during orthodontic treatment to minimize undesired nutritional effects.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Sheela Krishnan, Hari K. Narayan, Gary Freedman, John P. Plastaras, Amit Maity, Biniyam Demissei, Amanda M. Smith, Abigail T. Berman, Keith Cengel, William Levin, Samuel Swisher-McClure, Steven Feigenberg, Bonnie Ky
Summary: The study found associations between thoracic radiation therapy dose volume metrics and physical activity as well as quality of life. Increasing physical activity was linked to improvements in fatigue and dyspnea, while higher cardiac RT dose was associated with worse fatigue and physical activity. Strategies to enhance physical activity and reduce cardiac RT dose could benefit patients with cancer in terms of physical functioning and quality of life.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Anne Katrine G. Levinsen, Susanne O. Dalton, Ingelise Andersen, Anders Mellemgaard, Marianne S. Oksen, Lena Saltbaek, Nina H. G. Hansen, Signe Carlsen, Trille K. Kjaer
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) at the time of diagnosis and the completion of planned first-line oncological treatment for lung cancer patients. The study found that patient with reduced function and patients reporting symptoms such as fatigue, pain, appetite loss, and financial difficulties were more likely to not complete the planned treatment. Assessing HRQOL may contribute to optimizing the treatment plan for lung cancer patients.
Article
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Shi Chen, Zicheng Zhang, Yingjie Zhou, Wei Sun, Xiongkuo Min
Summary: This paper introduces a novel no-reference quality assessment metric specifically tailored for the challenge of evaluating the perceptual quality of Dynamic Digital Humans (DDHs). The proposed method characterizes the geometry characteristics of DDHs and extracts spatial and temporal features from rendered videos to regress into quality values. Comprehensive experiments demonstrate that the proposed method achieves state-of-the-art performance in assessing the quality of DDHs.
Review
Oncology
Alejandro Heredia-Ciuro, Javier Martin-Nunez, Jose Antonio Lopez-Lopez, Laura Lopez-Lopez, Maria Granados-Santiago, Andres Calvache-Mateo, Marie Carmen Valenza
Summary: The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of healthy lifestyle-based interventions in lung cancer survivors. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted, and the results showed that healthy lifestyle-based interventions had a positive impact on improving the quality of life, psychological distress, and cancer-related symptoms in lung cancer patients.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Yaser Ghafoori, Andrej Vidmar, Andrej Kryzanowski
Summary: Temperature measurements are important in structural health monitoring. This article introduces the use of optical fiber distributed temperature sensors (DTS) based on Raman spectroscopy for accurate and precise temperature measurements. The manual calibration technique, combined with external temperature sensors, is proposed to improve the calibration of DTS systems, addressing the limitations of existing methods.
Article
Microbiology
Lin Shi, Naiyuan Liu, Gang Liu, Jun Fang
Summary: The study found that the bacterial community structure in pig farm wastewater treatment systems changes gradually with the treatment process, and chemical oxygen demand has a significant impact on the structure of bacterial community. Different microbial groups have significant differences in abundance in different treatment units. The results provide important data and theoretical support for optimizing livestock wastewater treatment systems using bacterial community structures.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
J. Eric Jelovsek, Marie G. Gantz, Emily Lukacz, Amaanti Sridhar, Halina Zyczynski, Heidi S. Harvie, Gena Dunivan, Joseph Schaffer, Vivian Sung, R. Edward Varner, Donna Mazloomdoost, Matthew D. Barber
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the relationships among the participants who met different definitions of success and failure after pelvic organ prolapse surgery, including anatomic, subjective, and retreatment criteria. Results showed that true failure rates may be overestimated in the literature, with only 13% of clinical trial subjects meeting both subjective and objective criteria for failure. Approximately one-quarter of failures were intermittent and transitioned between success and failure over time, with most intermittent failures ultimately achieving surgical success at their last follow-up. The current composite definitions of success or failure may lead to an overestimation of surgical failure rates.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xin-ping Wang, Zhen-zhe Gao, Cheng Zhang, Chang Su
Summary: In a low-carbon economy, businesses need to integrate green development into their strategies. This paper applies optimal control theory to study the dynamic control problem of enterprise quality improvement and low carbon input. It analyzes the input decisions under profit maximization and social welfare maximization and explores system equilibrium and performs simulation analysis.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Melisa L. Wong, Ying Shi, Alexander K. Smith, Christine Miaskowski, W. John Boscardin, Harvey Jay Cohen, Vivian Lam, Melissa Mazor, Lia Metzger, Carolyn J. Presley, Grant R. Williams, Kah Poh Loh, Carling J. Ursem, Terence W. Friedlander, Collin M. Blakely, Matthew A. Gubens, Gregory Allen, Dianne Shumay, Louise C. Walter
Summary: In this study, it was found that older adults with NSCLC have low pretreatment life space and many develop restricted life space during treatment. The research results indicate that pretreatment life-space assessment scores are associated with several characteristics, including age, clinical features, geriatric assessments, and symptom characteristics. Patients with high anxiety levels pretreatment experienced a greater decline in life-space assessment scores at 1 month.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2022)
Letter
Surgery
Min-Hsin Huang, Yi-Chih Wang, Shao-Chieh Lin, Wu-Wei Lai
ASIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jing-Shiang Hwang, Tsuey-Hwa Hu
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
Correction
Environmental Sciences
Shih-Chun Candice Lung, Nathan Chen, Jing-Shiang Hwang, Shu-Chuan Hu, Wen-Cheng Vincent Wang, Tzu-Yao Julia Wen, Chun-Hu Liu
JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ming-Chien Mark Tsou, Shih-Chun Candice Lung, Yu-Sheng Shen, Chun-Hu Liu, Yu-Hui Hsieh, Nathan Chen, Jing-Shiang Hwang
Summary: This study investigated the effects of personal PM2.5 and PM1 exposure on heart rate variability for 35 healthy adults in Taiwan. The results showed that even low-level PM concentrations can still cause changes in HRV, especially for the overweight/obese population.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Szu-Chun Yang, Ching-Han Lai, Chin-Wei Kuo, Chien-Chung Lin, Wu-Wei Lai, Jung-Der Wang
Summary: This study aimed to estimate downstream complications and healthcare expenditure after invasive lung procedures in Taiwan. Results showed that non-lung cancer individuals aged 50-80 years had higher complication rates and costs within one month.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Allergy
Ying-Jhen Huang, Yi-Chi Chu, Hung-Ling Huang, Jing-Shiang Hwang, Ta-Chien Chan
Summary: The study revealed a significant association between obesity and decreased lung function, with BMI being the best indicator to predict poor pulmonary function. Annual change in BMI was found to be an independent risk factor for decreased FVC and FVC%, as well as for accelerated decline in lung function. Asthmatics were at a higher risk compared to non-asthmatics.
JOURNAL OF ASTHMA AND ALLERGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tsung-Ming Tsao, Jing-Shiang Hwang, Ming-Jer Tsai, Sung-Tsun Lin, Charlene Wu, Ta-Chen Su
Summary: This study demonstrates the impact of hypoxemia and temperature changes on cardiovascular health as individuals ascend from low to high altitude. As altitude increases, participants experience significant increases in blood pressure, heart rate, and cardiac output, along with a significant decrease in blood oxygen saturation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shih-Chun Candice Lung, Jou-Chen Joy Yeh, Jing-Shiang Hwang
Summary: This study improved a generalized additive model to identify thresholds with significant health risk enhancements based on Taiwan population data from 2000-2017. It proposed the use of reference-adjusted risk ratio (RaRR) to determine the optimal threshold, highlighting the importance of wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) as a more sensitive heat-health indicator. Results showed higher RaRRs for emergency visits compared to hospital visits and all-cause mortality across various demographics, suggesting the prioritization of emergency visits in selecting heat-warning thresholds.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Tso-Jung Yen, Ta-Chien Chan, Yang-Chih Fu, Jing-Shiang Hwang
Summary: By integrating demographic and socioeconomic features, this study examines the impact of social networks on quality of life. Findings suggest that both functional and structural aspects of social networks play important but different roles in shaping people's quality of life.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Szu-Ying Chen, Jing-Shiang Hwang, Chang-Chuan Chan, Chang-Fu Wu, Charlene Wu, Ta-Chen Su
Summary: This study examined the impact of long-term exposure to urban air pollutants on subclinical atherosclerosis in young individuals. The results showed associations between PM2.5 and NOX and carotid intima-media thickness, with variations based on age, sex, and health status.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tsung-Ming Tsao, Jing-Shiang Hwang, Sung-Tsun Lin, Charlene Wu, Ming-Jer Tsai, Ta-Chen Su
Summary: This study investigates the effects of walking in forests and urban parks on cardiovascular functions (CVFs). The results show that walking in a forest park significantly lowers blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac output, and improves vascular compliance compared to walking in an urban park. This study provides evidence of the potential beneficial effects of walking exercise in forest parks on CVFs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Lecia V. Sequist, James Chih-Hsin Yang, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Kenneth O'Byrne, Vera Hirsh, Tony Mok, Sarayut Lucien Geater, Sergey Orlov, Chun-Ming Tsai, Michael Boyer, Wu-Chou Su, Jaafar Bennouna, Terufumi Kato, Vera Gorbunova, Ki Hyeong Lee, Riyaz Shah, Dan Massey, Victoria Zazulina, Mehdi Shahidi, Martin Schuler
Summary: The study compared the efficacy of chemotherapy with afatinib in the treatment of EGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinoma. Results showed that afatinib prolonged progression-free survival and improved the quality of life for patients, when compared with chemotherapy.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tsung-Ming Tsao, Jing-Shiang Hwang, Chung-Yen Chen, Sung-Tsun Lin, Ming-Jer Tsai, Ta-Chen Su
Summary: This study aims to investigate the effects of seasonal variations on cardiovascular functions. The results show that in winter, there is an increase in blood pressure and vascular resistance, as well as a decrease in heart rate and cardiac output. Temperature, relative humidity, and PM2.5 air pollution are identified as major factors contributing to these seasonal changes.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Management
Yih Su, Jing-Shiang Hwang
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT & BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
(2020)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Chia-Hua Chung, Tsuey-Hwa Hu, Jung-Der Wang, Jing-Shiang Hwang
VALUE IN HEALTH REGIONAL ISSUES
(2020)