Search Results - "Wan, Karen"
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Paraganglioma of the thyroid gland: A case report and literature review
Published in Surgical practice (01-02-2024)“…Paraganglioma of the thyroid gland is a rare disease entity, with only a handful of cases documented in the literature. We report on a middle‐aged man with…”
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Experiences of aromatherapy massage among adult female cancer patients: A qualitative study
Published in Journal of clinical nursing (01-12-2017)“…Aims and objectives To explore the experiences towards aromatherapy massage use, and to examine the perceived benefits and adverse effects of aromatherapy…”
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Associations between Preserved foods and Breast Cancer Risk in Hong Kong Chinese Women
Published in Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-08-2022)“…Preserved food such as cured foods may contain nitrate and nitrite that may contribute to the breast cancer development. Evidence on the associations between…”
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DNA methylation age in paired tumor and adjacent normal breast tissue in Chinese women with breast cancer
Published in Clinical epigenetics (30-03-2023)“…Few studies have examined epigenetic age acceleration (AA), the difference between DNA methylation (DNAm) predicted age and chronological age, in relation to…”
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A phonetic radical account of the phonology-to-Orthography consistency effect on writing Chinese characters: Evidence from a Chinese Dysgraphic patient
Published in Cognitive neuropsychology (17-11-2018)“…This study investigated the sublexical route in writing Chinese characters. Using a writing-to-dictation task, we compared neurotypical participants'…”
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Association of Elevated Amyloid and Tau Positron Emission Tomography Signal With Near-Term Development of Alzheimer Disease Symptoms in Older Adults Without Cognitive Impairment
Published in JAMA neurology (01-10-2022)“…National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association (NIA-AA) workgroups have proposed biological research criteria intended to identify individuals with…”
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Computer modeling and validation testing for glenoid component rotation and optimal glenoid screw angles for reverse shoulder arthroplasty in an Asian population
Published in International orthopaedics (30-09-2024)“…Purpose Good initial fixation of glenoid component for reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) relies on component placement and screw purchase in the…”
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Qualitative Protocol of Chinese Parents and Siblings Experiences of Managing Challenging Behaviours of Adult Persons with Intellectual Disability in Hong Kong and Northern China
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (24-05-2024)“…While the literature has highlighted the immense challenges in caring for family members, it is still unclear what the needs of family carers of persons with…”
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Resting-state MRI functional connectivity as a neural correlate of multidomain lifestyle adherence in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease
Published in Scientific reports (09-05-2023)“…Prior research has demonstrated the importance of a healthy lifestyle to protect brain health and diminish dementia risk in later life. While a multidomain…”
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Proximity to Parental Symptom Onset and Amyloid-β Burden in Sporadic Alzheimer Disease
Published in JAMA neurology (01-05-2018)“…Alzheimer disease (AD) develops during several decades. Presymptomatic individuals might be the best candidates for clinical trials, but their identification…”
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The neurophysiological brain-fingerprint of Parkinson’s disease
Published in EBioMedicine (01-07-2024)“…Research in healthy young adults shows that characteristic patterns of brain activity define individual “brain-fingerprints” that are unique to each person…”
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Association of Vascular Risk Factors With β-Amyloid Peptide and Tau Burdens in Cognitively Unimpaired Individuals and Its Interaction With Vascular Medication Use
Published in JAMA network open (05-02-2020)“…Vascular risk factors are associated with increased risk of Alzheimer disease (AD), but it is unclear whether there is a direct association of these risk…”
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Bluetooth low energy receiver system design
Published in 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) (01-05-2015)“…An efficient algorithm for a link budget definition of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) receiver is presented. The aim of this paper is to provide a simple…”
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Assessment of white matter hyperintensity severity using multimodal magnetic resonance imaging
Published in Brain communications (01-11-2023)“…Abstract White matter hyperintensities are radiological abnormalities reflecting cerebrovascular dysfunction detectable using MRI. White matter…”
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Test-retest resting-state fMRI in healthy elderly persons with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease
Published in Scientific data (13-10-2015)“…We present a test-retest dataset of resting-state fMRI data obtained in 80 cognitively normal elderly volunteers enrolled in the “Pre-symptomatic Evaluation of…”
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An Efficient Transfer-Function-Based Approach for the Fast Tuning and Design of DC-DC Converters
Published in 2007 2nd IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications (01-05-2007)“…This paper presents an effective approach for designing switch mode power supply (SMPS) based on simple transfer functions. Empirical system loop gains for…”
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Phonology-to-orthography consistency at sublexical level in Chinese writing
Published in Frontiers in psychology (2016)“…Abstract only…”
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Case series of testicular adrenal rest tumours in boys with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: A single centre experience
Published in Medical journal of Malaysia (01-02-2019)“…Testicular adrenal rest tumours (TART) are aberrant adrenal tissue within the testes (1). Although benign, they can lead to obstruction of the seminiferous…”
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The importance of professional liability insurance: Securing your career investments
Published in Occupational Therapy Now (01-03-2019)“…Mr. Ostola mentioned that complaints to provincial regulatory bodies are increasing across many health care professions, and practitioners may be required to…”
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Purification and characterization of a Hodgkin's and B cell-associated glycoprotein
Published in Anticancer research (01-07-1999)“…A glycoprotein (BLA.36), expressed on the plasma membrane of Hodgkin's cells and also on normal and malignant B lymphocytes and histiocytes, was identified by…”
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