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Cognitive ability, academic achievement and academic self-concept: Extending the internal/external frame of reference model.
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:06:32 +0100 | The British Journal of Educational Psychology
Conclusions. Taiwanese 10th graders tend to evaluate their ASCs based on a mix of ability and achievement, with achievement as a mediator exceeding ability as a predictor. In addition, the cross-domain effects suggest that Taiwanese students are likely to view Maths and verbal abilities and achievements as distinctly different. PMID: 22583093 [PubMed - in process] (Source: The British Journal of Educational Psychology)

A Grid-Based Method to Represent the Covariance Structure for Earthquake Ground Motion
Tue, 15 May 2012 18:49:14 +0100 | Experimental Diabetes Research
Spatial variation of earthquake ground motion is an important phenomenon that cannot be ignored in the design and safety of strategic structures. However, almost all the procedures for the evaluation of variation assumed that the random field is homogeneous in space. It is obvious that reality does not fully conform to the assumption. How to investigate the inhomogeneous feature of ground motion in space is a challenge for researcher. A body-fitted grid-coordinates-based method is proposed to estimate and describe the local spatial variations for the earthquake ground motion; it need not to make the assumption that the random field of earthquake is homogeneous in space. An analysis of spatial variability of seismic motion in smart-1 array monitored in Lotung, Taiwan demonstrates this metho...

Urinary calculi and an increased risk of stroke: a population‐based follow‐up study
Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 +0100 | BJU International
CONCLUSION• Our results suggest that there is an increased risk of stroke during the first 5 years after a diagnosis of UC. (Source: BJU International)

Intraclass reliability for assessing how well Taiwan constrained hospital-provided medical services using statistical process control chart techniques
Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 +0100 | BMC Medical Research Methodology - Latest articles
Conclusion: We recommend using the ICC to annually assess a nation's year-based convergent power toconstrain medical services across hospitals. Using sequential control charts to regularlymonitor hospital reimbursements is required to achieve financial control in a single-payernationwide healthcare system. (Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology - Latest articles)

Siansivirga zeaxanthinifaciens gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel zeaxanthin‐producing member of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from coastal seawater of Taiwan
Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 +0100 | FEMS Microbiology Letters
AbstractA strictly aerobic, Gram‐negative, rod‐shaped bacterium (strain CC‐SAMT‐1T) showing gliding motility was isolated from coastal seawater of China Sea, Taiwan. Strain CC‐SAMT‐1T synthesizes all‐trans‐zeaxanthin (6.5 ± 0.5 mg g−1 dry biomass) as a predominant xanthophyll carotenoid. As determined by 16S rRNA gene analysis, strain CC‐SAMT‐1T shared very high sequence similarity to the members of the genera Mariniflexile (96.1–95.3%) and Gaetbulibacter (96.0–95.9%); however, formed a distinct phyletic lineage distantly associated with Mariniflexile species. Polar lipid profile constitutes phosphatidylethanolamine, four unidentified amino lipids, four unidentified lipids and an unidentified glycolipid. Strain CC‐SAMT‐1T contains excessive unidentified amino...

Sexual function following outside-in transobturator midurethral sling procedures: a prospective study
Sat, 12 May 2012 06:17:45 +0100 | International Urogynecology Journal
Conclusions  TOT procedures for correcting USI had favorable clinical outcomes and did not alter overall sexual function; however, climax during sexual intercourse and emotional response worsened postoperatively. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticlePages 1-6DOI 10.1007/s00192-012-1792-1Authors Ching-Chung Liang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 5, Fu-Shin Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan 333Ling-Hong Tseng, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 5, Fu-Shin Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan 333Tsia-Shu Lo, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 5, Fu-Shin Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan 333Yi-Hao Lin, Department of Obst...

Risk Stratification in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Preoperative CRP and SCC Antigen Levels
Fri, 11 May 2012 05:58:49 +0100 | Annals of Surgical Oncology
Conclusions  Concurrent high levels of both preoperative SCC-Ag and CRP levels act as a predictor for lymph node metastasis, advanced tumor stage and tumor recurrence. It therefore has significant potential as a biomarker for risk stratification in OSCC. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Head and Neck OncologyPages 1-9DOI 10.1245/s10434-012-2392-5Authors Shiang-Fu Huang, Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taiwan, Republic of ChinaFu-Chan Wei, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Medical Center and Chang Gung University, Taiwan, Republic of ChinaChun-Ta Liao, Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taiwan, Republic of Chin...

In vitro susceptibilities of clinical isolates of ertapenem-non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae to cefotaxime, ceftazidime, cefepime and aztreonam
Fri, 11 May 2012 04:00:00 +0100 | Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Conclusions Cefepime exerts in vitro antimicrobial activity against a significant portion of clinical isolates of ENSE, although there are discrepancies between results obtained using the CLSI-2011 and EUCAST-2011 guidelines. (Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy)

Decreased survival among lung cancer patients with co-morbid tuberculosis and diabetes
Fri, 11 May 2012 04:00:00 +0100 | BMC Cancer
Conclusions: Lung cancer patients with comorbid tuberculosis or diabetes are at an elevated risk of mortality. These patients deserve greater attention while undergoing cancer treatment.Key words: Lung cancer, comorbidity, diabetes, survival, tuberculosis. (Source: BMC Cancer)