Validation of the Pain Beliefs and Perceptions Inventory by Samuel F Mikail, Joyce L D'Eon, Théo A De Gagné

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Modeling Burst Error Processes in ITU-T G.hnem-Based PLC Systems: Noisy Indoor Environment Analysis Using a Generative Semi-Hidden Markov Model by Akintunde Oluremi Iyiola, Theo G. Swart, Ayokunle Damilola Familua, Thokozani Shongwe

“…This study seeks to address these challenges by utilizing three-state Semi-Hidden Markov Models (SHMMs) to analyze and characterize burst error processes in narrowband PLC (NB-PLC) systems. …”
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Systemic Factors Associated with Treatment Response in Diabetic Macular Edema by Wendy Meihua Wong, Caroline Chee, Mayuri Bhargava, Charmaine Chai, Hazel Lin, Paul Zhao, Erlangga Ariadarma Mangunkusumo, Thet Naing, Yew Sen Yuen, Tien Yin Wong, Xinyi Su, Gopal Lingam

“…At baseline, information on various systemic factors was collected including glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), serum VEGF levels, lipid profile and markers of renal function, and blood pressure. Thirty-three of the 35 patients were included in this study. …”
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Socioeconomic status and delayed surgery: impact on non-metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma outcomes by Kun Zhang, Xinyi Wang, Jianyong Lei, Anping Su, Tao Wei, Zhihui Li, Ya-Wen Chen, Ya-Wen Chen, Ya-Wen Chen, Ya-Wen Chen, Ya-Wen Chen

“…Kaplan–Meier survival curve, Cox proportional hazard regression, competing risk hazard regression, and multinomial logistic regression were applied.ResultsReceiving neck dissection or radioactive iodine therapy, being married at diagnosis, living in an urban area, being richer, and being of other minority ethnicity were estimated to be independent predictors for better overall survival. …”
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The Class III PI3K/Beclin-1 Autophagic Pathway Participates in the mmLDL-Induced Upregulation of ETA Receptor in Mouse Mesenteric Arteries by Xi Xie, Chen Chen, Cang-Bao Xu, Jie Lin, Lei Cao, Gen Chen, Jie Li

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An Agent-Based Auction Protocol on Mobile Devices by Yu-Fang Chung, Tzer-Long Chen, Tzer-Shyong Chen, Dai-Lun Chiang, Yu-Ting Chen

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Having Surgery Are Less Associated with Glaucoma by Hsin-Yi Chen, Yue-Cune Chang, Che-Chen Lin, Fung-Chang Sung, Wen-Chi Chen

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Long-term outcomes and lymph node metastasis following endoscopic resection with additional surgery or primary surgery for T1 colorectal cancer by Pin-Chun Chen, Yi-Kai Kao, Po-Wen Yang, Chia-Hung Chen, Chih-I Chen

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Application of the Denitrification-Decomposition Model to Predict Carbon Dioxide Emissions under Alternative Straw Retention Methods by Can Chen, Deli Chen, Jianjun Pan, Shu Kee Lam

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Neutrophils: From Inflammatory Bowel Disease to Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer by Chen T, Liu J, Hang R, Chen Q, Wang D

“…Tianyi Chen,1 Jiachen Liu,2 Ruyi Hang,1 Qian Chen,1 Dong Wang1,3 1Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 2Radiology Department, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 3Oncology Department of Qianjiang Center Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Dong Wang, Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, 10 Changjiang Zhi Road, Yuzhong Dist, Chongqing, 400042, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-23-68757151, Fax +86-23-68894062, Email dongwang64@hotmail.comAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a non-specific inflammatory disease of digestive tract, primarily manifesting as ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). …”
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Internal Limiting Membrane Flap in the Management of Retinal Detachment due to Paracentral Retinal Breaks by Yen-Chih Chen, Chung-May Yang, San-Ni Chen

“…One had primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, one had highly myopic eye with peripapillary atrophic hole, three had secondary retinal detachment after membrane peeling for foveoschisis or macular pucker, one had recurrent retinal detachment due to proliferative vitreoretinopathy, one had combination of tractional and rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, and two had iatrogenic breaks during surgery. …”
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Assessment of Near-Bottom Water Quality of Southwestern Coast of Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia: A Multivariate Statistical Approach by Chen-Lin Soo, Cheng-Ann Chen, Shabdin Mohd-Long

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Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Sodium Oxalate by TiO2/Ti Thin Film Electrode by Chen-Yu Chang, Yung-Hsu Hsieh, Yu-Ying Chen

“…The photocatalytically active TiO2 thin film was deposited on the titanium substrate plate by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, and the photoelectrocatalytic degradation of sodium oxalate was investigated by TiO2 thin film reactor prepared in this study with additional electric potential at 365 nm irradiation. …”
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Fabrication and Optoelectrical Properties of IZO/Cu2O Heterostructure Solar Cells by Thermal Oxidation by Cheng-Chiang Chen, Lung-Chien Chen, Yi-Hsuan Lee

“…The present paper reports on the fabrication of IZO/Cu2O heterostructure solar cells which the Cu2O layers were prepared by oxidation of Cu thin films deposited on glass substrate. The measured parameters of cells were the short-circuit current (Isc), the open-circuit voltage (Voc), the maximum output power (Pm), the fill factor (FF), and the efficiency (η), which had values of 0.11 mA, 0.136 V, 5.05 μW, 0.338, and 0.56%, respectively, under AM 1.5 illumination.…”
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Ligand-Activated Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor β/δ Facilitates Cell Proliferation in Human Cholesteatoma Keratinocytes by Chen Zhang, Yang-Wenyi Liu, Zhangcai Chi, Bing Chen

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Motorcyclist Is the Right-of-Way Violator: A Population-Based Study of Motorcycle Right-of-Way Crash in Taiwan by Ping-Ling Chen, Yi-Chu Chen, Chih-Wei Pai

“…The most typical and catastrophic car-motorcycle crash occurs when a car manoeuvres into the path of an approaching motorcycle at an intersection, which involves a car driver violating motorcycle’s right of way (ROW). …”
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Effect of Gravity on Repose Angle and Contact Forces of Particulate Pile Composed of Non-monodispersed Particles by H. Chen, Y. X. Chen, Q. S. Wei, Y. S. Shi

“…Evaluating the repose angle of granular materials under different kinds of gravitational conditions is essential for in situ resource exploration on surfaces of other Earth-like planets in the next decades. The forming process of particulate pile under different kinds of gravitational accelerations was simulated by three-dimensional discrete element method (DEM), where the particulate piles composed of normally distributed particles and lognormally distributed particles were considered, respectively. …”
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An Authentication Approach in a Distributed System Through Synergetic Computing by Jia-Jen Wang, Yaw-Chung Chen, Meng-Chang Chen

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PSFCS: Robust Emergency Communications Supporting High Mobility Based on WiMAX MMR Networks by Wen-Kang Jia, Chia-Yao Chen, Yaw-Chung Chen

“…In a mobile multihop relay (MMR) environment, a high-mobility mobile station might receive an emergency MBS frame more than once, so the PSFCS could be cross-referenced by duplicated frames received. …”
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Reply to “Concerns about methodology and findings in coffee and tea consumption and dementia research” by Kuan-Chu Hou, Yen-Ching Chen, Jen-Hau Chen

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