Search Results - "Tsai, A.C."

Validation of the Mini Nutritional Assessment short-form (MNA®-SF): A practical tool for identification of nutritional status by Kaiser, M. J., Bauer, J. M., Ramsch, C., Uter, W., Guigoz, Y., Cederholm, T., Thomas, D. R., Anthony, P., Charlton, K. E., Maggio, M., Tsai, A. C., Grathwohl, D., Vellas, B., Sieber, C. C.

“…Objective To validate a revision of the Mini Nutritional Assessment short-form (MNA®-SF) against the full MNA, a standard tool for nutritional evaluation…”
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MR Image Segmentation Using a Power Transformation Approach by Juin-Der Lee, Hong-Ren Su, Cheng, P.E., Liou, M., Aston, J., Tsai, A.C., Cheng-Yu Chen

“…This study proposes a segmentation method for brain MR images using a distribution transformation approach. The method extends traditional Gaussian mixtures…”
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750 - COQ2 nephropathy: a treatable cause of steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome by Huang, Y., Tsai, A.C.

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COQ2 nephropathy: a treatable cause of steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome by Huang, Y., Tsai, A.C.

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Development and validation of the Soweto Coping Scale: A mixed-methods, population-based study of adults living in Soweto, South Africa by Mpondo, Feziwe, Kim, Andrew Wooyoung, Tsai, Alexander C., Mendenhall, Emily

“…•Since this is an optional feature, we opt to not provide highlights to the study. Mental health disorders are amongst the leading contributors to the burden…”
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Kerosene lighting contributes to household air pollution in rural Uganda by Muyanja, D., Allen, J. G., Vallarino, J., Valeri, L., Kakuhikire, B., Bangsberg, D. R., Christiani, D. C., Tsai, A. C., Lai, P. S.

“…The literature on the contribution of kerosene lighting to indoor air particulate concentrations is sparse. In rural Uganda, kitchens are almost universally…”
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C1 Posterior Arch Flare Point: A Useful Landmark for Fluoroscopically Guided C1-2 Puncture by Peckham, M E, Shah, L M, Tsai, A C, Quigley, 3rd, E P, Cramer, J, Hutchins, T A

“…The C1-2 intrathecal puncture is routinely performed when lumbar puncture is not feasible. Usage has steadily decreased in part because of the perceived high…”
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Population-specific Mini Nutritional Assessment effectively predicts the nutritional state and follow-up mortality of institutionalized elderly Taiwanese regardless of cognitive status by Tsai, Alan C., Ku, Pei-Yu

“…The study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a modified Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) for assessing the nutritional status and predicting…”
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Functional impairment but not metabolic syndrome is associated with depression in older Taiwanese: Results from the social environment and biomarkers of Aging study by Tsai, A. C, Tsai, Hsin-Jen

“…OBJECTIVES: This study examined the association of metabolic syndrome, metabolic disorders and functional impairment with depression in older (≥54 years)…”
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Assessing the prevalence of malnutrition with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) in a nationally representative sample of elderly Taiwanese by Tsai, A. C., Ho, C. -S., Chang, M. -C.

“…Objective : The study was to determine whether the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) could be used as a tool to effectively identify malnourished elderly in a…”
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Population-specific anthropometric cutoff standards improve the functionality of the Mini Nutritional Assessment without BMI in institutionalized elderly in Taiwan by Tsai, A. C., Ku, P. -Y., Tsai, J. -D.

“…Objective: To assess the nutritional status of institutionalized Taiwanese elderly with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) without BMI and to determine…”
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EMF-6 by Hsia, R., MacIsaac, D., Tsai, A.C., Baker, L.C.

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EMF-6: Declining Reimbursements for ED Visits Across Payor Groups from 1996-2003 by Hsia, R., MacIsaac, D., Tsai, A.C., Baker, L.C.

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The association of age, gender, body fatness and lifestyle factors with plasma C-reactive protein concentrations in older Taiwanese by Tsai, A.C., Tsai, H.-J.

“…Objective This study determined the population distribution of plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) and evaluated its association with age, body fatness status and…”
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Influence of diet and physical activity on aging-associated body fatness and anthropometric changes in older Taiwanese by Tsai, Alan C, Liou, Jenn-Chang, Chang, Ming-Cheng, Chuang, Yi-Li

“…Abstract The aims of this study were to evaluate the impact of aging on body fatness and body muscle status and to assess the association of diet and physical…”
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Mobile robot based human detection and tracking using range and intensity data fusion by Luo, R.C., Chen, Y.J., Liao, C.T., Tsai, A.C.

“…Monitoring and tracking human from a mobile robot is an essential technology in robot applications. This paper presents a data fusion modeling methodology to…”
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Food patterns that correlate to health and nutrition status in elderly Taiwanese by Tsai, Alan C., Liou, Jenn-Chang, Chang, Ming-Cheng

“…The objective of this study was to assess food intake patterns and their correlates in men and women in Taiwan 53 years of age or older. The study analyzed…”
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Face Detection and Tracking for Human Robot Interaction through Service Robot by Luo, R.C., Tsai, A.C., Liao, C.T.

“…In our approach, a method is proposed to accomplish face detection and human tracking. In the realtime application such as robot system, the initialization and…”
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NCCU Security Warrior: An Intelligent Security Robot System by Luo, R.C., Chou, Y.T., Liao, C.T., Lai, C.C., Tsai, A.C.

“…This paper introduces the intelligent security robot developed by National Chung Cheng University (NCCU). The robot is named "Security Warrior" and consists of…”
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Studies of the effect of dietary cholesterol on hepatic protein synthesis, reduced glutathione levels and serine dehydratase activity in the rat by Clarke, S D, Romsos, D R, Tsai, A C, Belo, P S, Bergen, W G, Leveille, G A

“…A basal diet or a basal diet plus 1% of cholesterol and 0.33% cholic acid was fed to rats for varying lengths of time and (1) the activities of liver…”
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