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11. Clinical practice consensus for the diagnosis and management of melanoma in Taiwan

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Wu, Chiao-En, Liao, Yi-Hua, Wu, Cheng-Lin, Yen, Ruoh-Fang, Lin, Chia-Chi, Yang, Muh-Hwa, Yen, Chueh-Chuan, Su, Wu-Chou, Yen, Chia-Jui, Chang, Yi-Fang, Wu, Ming-Fang, Yang, Youngsen, Lin, Chen-Yuan, Yang, Wen-Chi, Wang, Hui-Ching, Li, Cheng-Yuan, Ho, Yin-Yu, Chang, Yao-Yu, Wu, Chieh-Shan, Hsu, Hsiu-Cheng, Chen, Kuang-Hua, Huang, Yenlin, Chen, Chih-Jung, Chuang, Pei-Ju, Lai, Yung-Chi, Huang, Yu-Yi, Tseng, Neng-Chuan, Huang, Yi-Ting, Chu, Chia-Yu, and Wen-Cheng Chang, John

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2024
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22. A hospital cluster of COVID-19 associated with a SARS-CoV-2 superspreading event

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Huang, Li-Yueh, Chiu, Yueh-Pi, Hou, Kuei-Chu, Chen, Mei-Lien, Huang, Yu-Chuan, Tsai, Li-Mei, Su, Yu-Hua, Wu, Hsiu-Ping, Liu, Shu-Ling, Wang, Hsiao-Ni, Chang, Li-Fang, Shen, Shu-Hui, Hung, Yun-Chi, Liu, En-Chi, Chen, Yi-Chuan, Yeh, Chiu-Lan, Chang, Hsiao-Chi, Chen, Yu-Ching, Wu, Ya-Ting, Wang, Ching-Yu, Lu, Yi-Rong, Ge, Mao-Cheng, Yang, Jeng-How, Wu, Yen-Mu, Huang, Po-Yen, Wu, Ting-Shu, Cheng, Chun-Wen, Chen, Chih-Jung, Huang, Chung-Guei, Tsao, Kuo-Chien, Lin, Chun-Sui, Chung, Ting-Ying, Lai, Chi-Chun, Yang, Cheng - Ta, Chen, Yi-Ching, and Chiu, Cheng-Hsun

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2022
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29. Spectrum and Incidence of Adverse Reactions Post Immunization in the Taiwanese Population (2014–2019): An Analysis Using the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

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Lai, Wan-Chun, Yang, Chin-Hui, Huang, Yhu-Chering, Chiu, Nan-Cheng, and Chen, Chih-Jung

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VACCINATION complications, TAIWANESE people, SEASONAL influenza, BCG vaccines, VACCINATION status
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Background: Post-marketing surveillance is crucial for gathering data on vaccine reactogenicity, enhancing public trust in immunization, and promoting vaccine uptake. This study aims to characterize adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) and estimate the incidence rates of adverse reactions (ARs) associated with vaccines included in Taiwan's Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). This study utilizes data from Taiwan's Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). Methods: Vaccine injury claims submitted to the VICP between 2014 and 2019 were analyzed. ARs were defined as AEFIs adjudicated as "related" or "indeterminate" by the VICP committee. Data on the annual number of vaccine doses administered were obtained from the Taiwan CDC, which helped calculate the AR incidence rates. Results: A total of 491 AEFI claims were reviewed, with 327 (66.6%) categorized as ARs. The AEFIs were mainly associated with the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine (43.4%) and the seasonal influenza vaccine (22.0%). Most EPI vaccines demonstrated low AR incidence rates, ranging from 1.68 to 13.6 per million doses, with the exception of BCG, which exhibited 162.5 ARs per million doses. Shifting BCG immunization from below 5 months to at least 5 months reduced osteomyelitis incidence significantly, from 41.4 to 7.9 (p = 0.0014), but increased abscess and lymphadenitis cases. Conclusions: EPI vaccines in Taiwan are highly safe, with minimal AR incidences in the general population. The BCG vaccine remains an exception, occasionally causing severe ARs like osteomyelitis. Adjusting the immunization schedule to an older age may mitigate some of these adverse effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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30. Evaluation of Vaccine Strategies among Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Omicron Outbreak in Taiwan.

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Lin, Min-Ru, Huang, Chung-Guei, Chiu, Cheng-Hsun, and Chen, Chih-Jung

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MEDICAL personnel, COVID-19 pandemic, BOOSTER vaccines, COVID-19 vaccines, VACCINE immunogenicity, ADENOVIRUS diseases
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Background/Objectives: This study aimed to assess the reactogenicity and immunogenicity of various SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and compare their protective effects against COVID-19 among healthcare workers (HCWs) during the Omicron outbreak in Taiwan. Methods: Conducted from March 2021 to July 2023, this prospective observational study included healthy HCWs without prior COVID-19 immunization. Participants chose between adenovirus-vectored (AstraZeneca), mRNA (Moderna, BioNTech-Pfizer), and protein-based (Medigen, Novavax) vaccines. Blood samples were taken at multiple points to measure neutralizing antibody (nAb) titers, and adverse events (AEs) were recorded via questionnaires. Results: Of 710 HCWs, 668 (94.1%) completed three doses, and 290 (40.8%) received a fourth dose during the Omicron outbreak. AEs were more common with AstraZeneca and Moderna vaccines, while Medigen caused fewer AEs. Initial nAb titers were highest with Moderna but waned over time regardless of the vaccine. Booster doses significantly increased nAb titers, with the highest levels observed in Moderna BA1 recipients. The fourth dose significantly reduced COVID-19 incidence, with Moderna BA1 being the most effective. Conclusions: Regular booster doses, especially with mRNA and adjuvant-protein vaccines, effectively enhance nAb levels and reduce infection rates, providing critical protection for frontline HCWs during variant outbreaks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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32. High color-rendering flat lamps using quantum-dot color conversion films

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Lien, Jiun-Yi, Chen, Chih-Jung, Chiang, Ray-Kuang, and Wang, Sue-Lein

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Physics - Optics
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Colloidal quantum dots are promising next-generation phosphors to enhance the color rendition of light-emitting devices (LEDs) while minimizing the brightness drop. In order to exploit the beneficial tunability of quantum dots for highly efficient devices, optimization and determination of the performance limit are of crucial importance. In this work, a facile preparation process of red-emission quantum dot films and simulation algorithm for fitting this film with two commercial LED flat lamps to the optimized performance are developed. Based on the algorithm, one lamp improves from cold-white light (8669 K) with poor color rendition ($R_{a}=72$) and luminous efficacy (85 lm/W) to warm-white light (2867 K) with $R_{a}=90.8$ and $R_{9}=74.9$, and the other reaches $R_{a}=93\sim95$. Impressively, the brightness drop is only about $15\sim20\%$. Furthermore, our device shows reliability over 1000 hours with only PET (polyethylene-terephthalate) films as the barrier, indicating that this auxiliary red-emission film can be easily applied to improve the color rendition of most commercial LED flat lamps.

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2016
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34. Genetic differences between benign phyllodes tumors and fibroadenomas revealed through targeted next generation sequencing

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Ng, Cedric Chuan Young, Md Nasir, Nur Diyana, Loke, Benjamin Nathanael, Tay, Timothy Kwang Yong, Thike, Aye Aye, Rajasegaran, Vikneswari, Liu, Wei, Lee, Jing Yi, Guan, Peiyong, Lim, Abner Herbert, Chang, Kenneth Tou En, Gudi, Mihir Ananta, Madhukumar, Preetha, Tan, Benita Kiat Tee, Tan, Veronique Kiak Mien, Wong, Chow Yin, Yong, Wei Sean, Ho, Gay Hui, Ong, Kong Wee, International Fibroepithelial Consortium, Rahman, Norraha Abd, Begum, S. M. Khodeza Nahar, Cheah, Phaik Leng, Chen, Chih Jung, Fuente, Emmanuel Dela, Han, Aaron, Harada, Oi, Kanomata, Naoki, Lee, Cheok Soon, Lee, Jonathan Yu Han, Kamal, Mohammed, Nishimura, Rieko, Ohi, Yasuyo, Sawyer, Elinor J., Teoh, Kean Hooi, Tsang, Alex Koon Ho, Tsang, Julia Yuen-Shan, Tse, Gary M.K., and Yamaguchi, Rin

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2021
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37. Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 4 Induces Gastric Cancer Progression and Resistance to Cisplatin and Oxaliplatin via β-Catenin Dysregulation.

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Chen, Chun-Han, Chen, Chih-Jung, Huang, Yi-Ching, Huang, Po-Shuan, Chi, Hsiang-Cheng, Chuang, Huei-Chieh, Lin, Meng-Hung, Huang, Tzu-Hao, Hsu, Jun-Te, and Chen, Cheng-Yi

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*SECRETED frizzled-related proteins, *STOMACH cancer, *DRUG therapy, *CANCER patients, *CISPLATIN
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Introduction: Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer and third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. There are three main ways to treat gastric cancer: surgical resection, radiation therapy, and drug therapy. Furthermore, combinations of two to three regimens can improve survival. However, the survival outcomes of chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer patients are still unsatisfactory. Unfortunately, no widely useful biomarkers have been verified to predict the efficacy of chemotherapy for locally advanced gastric cancer. Methods: An MTT assay was used to determine the cell viability after cisplatin or oxaliplatin treatment. Western blotting and immunohistochemistry were utilized to examine the secreted frizzled-related protein 4 (sFRP4) level and associated signaling pathways. Immunofluorescence staining was utilized to analyze the location of β-catenin. Colony formation and Transwell assays were used to analyze the functions related with cisplatin, oxaliplatin, and sFRP4. Results: We have found that gastric cancer patients treated with combinations of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and cisplatin regimens have better survival rates than those treated with 5-FU-based chemotherapy alone. sFRP4 was selected as a potential target from stringent analysis and intersection of 5-FU and cisplatin resistance-related gene sets. sFRP4 was shown to be overexpressed in clinical gastric tumor tissues and positively correlated with a worse survival rate. In addition, sFRP4 and β-catenin were upregulated in cisplatin- and oxaliplatin-resistant gastric cancer cells compared to parental cells. Immunofluorescence staining and nuclear fractionation showed that β-catenin was translocated from the cytosol into the nucleus. Moreover, sFRP4 was detected in the conditioned medium of these resistant cells, which indicates that sFRP4 might have an extracellular role in chemotherapy resistance. Increased migration capacity and dysregulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related markers, which might result from the dysregulation of sFRP4, were observed in cisplatin- and oxaliplatin-resistant gastric cancer cells. Discussion/Conclusion: In summary, sFRP4 might play a critical role in resistance to cisplatin and oxaliplatin, cell metastasis, and poor prognosis in gastric cancer via the Wnt-β-catenin pathway. Investigations of the molecular mechanism underlying sFRP4-modulated cancer progression and chemotherapeutic outcomes can provide additional therapeutic strategies for gastric cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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