Search Results - "Ho, L.‐T."
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Association between trabecular bone score and type 2 diabetes: a quantitative update of evidence
Published in Osteoporosis international (01-10-2019)“…Summary Patients with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of fracture despite having a higher areal bone mineral density. This meta-analysis showed that…”
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Changing roles of computed tomography in diagnosing acute appendicitis in emergency rooms
Published in QJM : An International Journal of Medicine (01-08-2015)“…We used the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database for analysis and statistics to investigate the role of computed tomography (CT) in diagnosing acute…”
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Modelling and simulation of structure surface generation using computer controlled ultra-precision polishing
Published in Precision engineering (01-10-2011)“…► The applications of structured surfaces possessing specially designed functional textures have been more widespread. ► A theoretical and experimental…”
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The Hong Kong Renal Registry: a recent update
Published in Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi (01-08-2024)Get full text
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Type 2 diabetes prevalence and incidence among adults in Taiwan during 1999-2004: a national health insurance data set study
Published in Diabetic medicine (01-06-2010)“…Diabet. Med. 27, 636–643 (2010) Aim To evaluate annual prevalence and incidence of Type 2 diabetes and to examine possible trends among adults in Taiwan…”
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Metabolic profiles and treatment gaps in young-onset type 2 diabetes in Asia (the JADE programme): a cross-sectional study of a prospective cohort
Published in The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology (01-12-2014)“…Summary Background The prevalence of diabetes is increasing in young adults in Asia, but little is known about metabolic control or the burden of associated…”
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Moclobemide upregulated Bcl‐2 expression and induced neural stem cell differentiation into serotoninergic neuron via extracellular‐regulated kinase pathway
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-07-2006)“…1 Moclobemide (MB) is an antidepressant drug that selectively and reversibly inhibits monoamine oxidase‐A. Recent studies have revealed that antidepressant…”
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Neuronal correlates of gastric pain induced by fundus distension: a 3T‐fMRI study
Published in Neurogastroenterology and motility (01-10-2004)“…Visceral hypersensitivity in gastric fundus is a possible pathogenesis for functional dyspepsia. The cortical representation of gastric fundus is still…”
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The Schrödinger Cat family in attractive Bose gases
Published in Journal of low temperature physics (01-05-2004)“…We show that the ground state of an attractive Bose gas in a double well evolves from a coherent state to a Schrodinger Cat like state as the tunneling barrier…”
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Microglial tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) triggers neuronal apoptosis in vitro
Published in Glia (15-02-2000)“…Several CNS disorders feature microglial activation. Microglia are known to have both restorative and cytotoxic capabilities. Neuronal apoptosis has been noted…”
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Diffusion-weighted and conventional magnetic resonance imaging in cerebral cryptococcoma
Published in Acta radiologica (1987) (01-07-2005)“…A case of cryptococcoma involving the right cerebral hemisphere is reported. The diffusion-weighted image shows hypointensity in the central cavity of the…”
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Enhancement of insulin-producing cell differentiation from embryonic stem cells using pax4-nucleofection method
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (21-03-2007)“…AIM: To enhance the differentiation of insulin producing cell (IPC) ability from embryonic stem (ES) cells in vitro. METHODS: Four-day embryoid body…”
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Treating peritoneal dialysis catheter exit‐site granulomas with chlorhexidine swabstick: A pilot study
Published in Journal of renal care (01-06-2021)“…Background Silver nitrate cauterisation is the conventional treatment for peritoneal dialysis catheter exit‐site granulomas. However, it requires to be…”
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Prevalence and awareness of diabetes and mean fasting glucose by age, sex, and region: results from the Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan, 1993-1996
Published in Diabetic medicine (01-03-2003)“…Aims The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and awareness of diabetes mellitus (DM) in Taiwan. Methods The Nutrition and Health Survey in…”
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Insulin sensitivity in Chinese ovo-lactovegetarians compared with omnivores
Published in European journal of clinical nutrition (01-02-2004)“…To compare the insulin sensitivity indices between Chinese vegetarians and omnivores. The study included 36 healthy volunteers (vegetarian, n=19; omnivore,…”
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Neuroprotective Effect of Intermittent Hypoxia on Iron-Induced Oxidative Injury in Rat Brain
Published in Experimental neurology (01-08-2002)“…The neuroprotective effect of intermittent hypoxia on ferrous citrate (iron)-induced oxidative stress was investigated in the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system…”
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Bivariate genome-wide scan for metabolic phenotypes in non-diabetic Chinese individuals from the Stanford, Asia and Pacific Program of Hypertension and Insulin Resistance Family Study
Published in Diabetologia (01-08-2007)“…Aims/hypothesis Hypertension, obesity, impaired glucose tolerance and dyslipidaemia are metabolic abnormalities that often cluster together more often than…”
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Role of serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase-1 in regulating torsion-induced apoptosis in rats
Published in International journal of andrology (01-08-2011)“…Summary Serum‐ and glucocorticoid‐inducible kinase‐1 (SGK1) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that responds to various stimuli and mediates cell survival…”
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The Immediate Early 2 Protein of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Mediates the Apoptotic Control in HCMV Retinitis through Up-Regulation of the Cellular FLICE-Inhibitory Protein Expression
Published in Journal of Immunology (01-11-2006)“…Human CMV (HCMV) is a widespread human pathogen that causes blindness by inducing retinitis in AIDS patients. Previously, we showed that viral immediate early…”
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Characterization of pancreatic stem cells derived from adult human pancreas ducts by fluorescence activated cell sorting
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (28-07-2006)“…AIM: To isolate putative pancreatic stem cells (PSCs) from human adult tissues of pancreas duct using serumfree, conditioned medium. The characterization of…”
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