A5000858062- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Noise Effects and Management
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Odor and Emission Control Technologies
- Biological Activity of Diterpenoids and Biflavonoids
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Plant Pathogens and Resistance
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
National Cheng Kung University
2015-2024
Meiho University
2006-2023
National Sun Yat-sen University
2015-2020
Ministry of Education
2020
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City
2020
National Tsing Hua University
2020
National Cheng Kung University Hospital
2002-2018
Tainan University of Technology
2015-2017
Stanford University
2017
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Sociology
2017
Various studies have reported the physical and mental health benefits from exposure to "green" neighborhoods, such as proximity neighborhoods with trees vegetation. However, no explicitly assessed association between surroundings cognitive function in terms of student academic performance. This study investigated "greenness" area surrounding a Massachusetts public elementary school achievement school's body based on standardized tests an ecological setting. Researchers used composite...
Learning Objectives Review the epidemiology and clinical consequences of arsenic exposure. Explain relationships found in this case-control study among cumulative exposure, primary secondary methylation, gender, skin cancer. Understand how widely—if at all—the findings may be generalized to populations other than Taiwanese. Arsenic is a known carcinogen, but data are especially lacking on health effects low-level significance methylation ability. We conducted (76 cases 224 controls from 1996...
Abstract The associated risk of phthalate exposure, both parent compounds in the home and their metabolites urine, to childhood allergic respiratory morbidity, after adjusting for exposures indoor pollutants, especially bioaerosols, was comprehensively assessed. Levels five phthalates settled dust from homes 101 children (3–9 years old) were measured, along with corresponding urinary metabolites. Other environmental factors, including CO2, PM2.5, formaldehyde, 1,3-β-d-glucan, endotoxin,...
A randomized, controlled trial was conducted to assess the effectiveness of Blue Angel for Asthma Kids, an Internet-based interactive asthma educational and monitoring program, used in management asthmatic children. One hundred sixty-four (n = 164) pediatric patients with persistent were enrolled randomized into two study groups a 12-week trial. The intervention group had 88 participants who taught monitor their peak expiratory flows (PEF) symptoms daily on Internet. also received response...
The incidence of extreme precipitation has increased with the exacerbation worldwide climate disruption. We hypothesize an association between and distribution patterns that would affect endemic burden 8 infectious diseases in Taiwan, including water- vector-borne diseases. A database integrating daily temperature, along disease case registry for all 352 townships main island Taiwan was analysed period from 1994 to 2008. Four levels, <130 mm, 130–200 200–350 mm >350 were categorized...
Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) may promote hepatic tumorgenesis through low-grade inflammation. Therefore, we assessed the association of long-term exposure levels PM2.5 and subsequent risk hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) investigated mediation effect inflammation as represented by alanine aminotransferase (ALT) on this association. Between 1991 1992, recruited 23 820 participants in Taiwan with no history HCC. Case patients HCC were ascertained computerized data linkage National...
Dysfunction of degradation machineries causes cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Overexpression cyclin D1 in HCC has been reported. We previously reported that autophagy preferentially recruits and degrades the oncogenic microRNA (miR)‐224 to prevent HCC. Therefore, present study, we attempted clarify whether is another factor selectively regulated by tumorigenesis. Initially, found an inverse correlation between low autophagic activity high expression tumors 147 patients...
This study compared the prevalence of asthma with climate and air pollutant data to determine relationship between these factors. We conducted a nationwide survey respiratory illness symptoms in middle-school students Taiwan. Lifetime prevalences physician-diagnosed typical were monitoring station for temperature, relative humidity, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, ozone, carbon monoxide, particulate matter aerodynamic diameter [less than/equal to] 10 microm (PM(10)). A total 331,686...
We have synthesized two highly efficient phosphorescent iridium metal complexes, Ir(DPQ)2(acac) and Ir(FPQ)2(acac), which are based on cyclometalated quinoline ligands, discuss details of their electrochemical behavior photophysical properties (viz. absorption photoluminescence). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies reveal a distorted octahedral geometry, in the N atoms C orthometalated phenyl groups located at mutual trans cis positions, respectively. In contrast, Ir(FPQ)2(acac) is an...
ABSTRACT This study quantified the levels of airborne microorganisms in six swine farms with more than 10,000 pigs subtropical Taiwan. We evaluated breeding, growing, and finishing stalls, which were primarily open-air buildings, as well partially enclosed farrowing nursery piggeries. Airborne culturable bacteria, gram-negative fungi placed on appropriate media by using an all-glass impinger or single-stage Andersen microbial sampler. Results showed that mean concentrations bacteria 3.3 × 10...
The prevalence of allergic rhinitis, a common respiratory disorder, may be rapidly increasing. Epidemiological studies, however, indicate little about its association with climatic factors and air pollution. relationship between traffic-related pollutants rhinitis in middle-school students was therefore investigated. In nationwide survey Taiwan conducted 1995/1996, the lifetime physician-diagnosed typical symptoms were compared air-monitoring station data on temperature, relative humidity,...
Background Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infections are a significant cause of neurological disorder and death in children worldwide. Seasonal variations EV71 have been recognized, but the mechanisms responsible for this phenomenon remain unknown. The purpose study was to examine relationship between meteorological parameters infection. Methods Findings We analyzed number daily climate data collected Taiwan 1998 2008 used Poisson regression analysis case-crossover methodology evaluate association...