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  1. Article: A case of primary pleural epithelioid hemangioendothelioma achieving stable disease with paclitaxel treatment: A case report and literature review.

    Chou, Chun-Ying / Hu, Hsiang-Wei / Chen, Tom Wei-Wu / Lin, Shu-Yung

    Respirology case reports

    2024  Volume 12, Issue 4, Page(s) e01341

    Abstract: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare vascular neoplasm with a clinical behaviour that falls between a benign hemangioma and a high-grade angiosarcoma. Pleural EHE is exceptionally rare, and its prognosis is grim, with most patients ... ...

    Abstract Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare vascular neoplasm with a clinical behaviour that falls between a benign hemangioma and a high-grade angiosarcoma. Pleural EHE is exceptionally rare, and its prognosis is grim, with most patients experiencing survival of less than 1 year. Here, we present a case of pleural EHE in a 45-year-old woman with a month-long history of right-sided pleuritic chest pain. Chest computed tomography revealed consolidation, atelectasis of the right lung, right pleural thickening, and pleural effusion. She underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for decortication and was diagnosed with conclusively pleural EHE, showing a CAMTA1 rearrangement. Paclitaxel treatment, administered once weekly on days 1, 8 and 15 of a 28-day cycle, resulted in a stable disease after 12 cycles. Managing patients with pleural EHE is challenging because there are still no established standard treatments. Our case achieved 11-month progression-free survival following paclitaxel treatment.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2750180-2
    ISSN 2051-3380
    ISSN 2051-3380
    DOI 10.1002/rcr2.1341
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  2. Article ; Online: Continuous Myocardial Perfusion during Distal Anastomosis of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection.

    Ou, Chia-Yu / Hu, Hsiang-Wei / Lin, Ting-Wei / Roan, Jun-Neng / Hu, Yu-Ning / Wang, Yi-Cheng / Tsai, Meng-Ta

    The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon

    2023  Volume 72, Issue 2, Page(s) 96–104

    Abstract: Background:  The effect of continuous myocardial perfusion (CMP) on the surgical results of acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) remains unclear.: Methods:  From January 2017 to March 2022, 141 patients who underwent ATAAD (90.8%) or intramural ... ...

    Abstract Background:  The effect of continuous myocardial perfusion (CMP) on the surgical results of acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) remains unclear.
    Methods:  From January 2017 to March 2022, 141 patients who underwent ATAAD (90.8%) or intramural hematoma (9.2%) surgery were reviewed. Fifty-one patients (36.2%) received proximal-first aortic reconstruction and CMP during distal anastomosis. Ninety patients (63.8%) underwent distal-first aortic reconstruction and were placed in traditional cold blood cardioplegic arrest (CA; 4°C, 4:1 blood-to-Plegisol) throughout the procedure. The preoperative presentations and intraoperative details were balanced using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW). Their postoperative morbidity and mortality were analyzed.
    Results:  The median age was 60 years. The incidence of arch reconstruction in the unweighted data was higher in the CMP compared with the CA group (74.5 vs 52.2%,
    Conclusion:  Application of CMP during distal anastomosis in ATAAD surgery, irrespective of the extent of aortic reconstruction, reduced myocardial ischemic time but did not improve cardiac outcome or mortality.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Middle Aged ; Treatment Outcome ; Aortic Dissection/diagnostic imaging ; Aortic Dissection/surgery ; Heart Arrest, Induced/adverse effects ; Heart Arrest, Induced/methods ; Perfusion/methods ; Anastomosis, Surgical ; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/diagnostic imaging ; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/surgery ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-22
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 800050-5
    ISSN 1439-1902 ; 0171-6425 ; 0946-4778 ; 0172-6137
    ISSN (online) 1439-1902
    ISSN 0171-6425 ; 0946-4778 ; 0172-6137
    DOI 10.1055/s-0043-1761218
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  3. Article ; Online: Claudin-18 Immunohistochemical Staining Facilitates the Identification of Metastatic Carcinoma of Gastric or Pancreatic Origin in Effusion Specimens.

    Yang, Yu-Jou / Jeng, Yung-Ming / Yang, Ching-Yao / Hu, Hsiang-Wei

    Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology : AIMM

    2021  Volume 30, Issue 1, Page(s) 8–13

    Abstract: Determining the primary origin of a malignant effusion remains a common challenge for cytopathologists. Although immunohistochemical (IHC) markers are available for most primary sites, ideal IHC markers for metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma and ... ...

    Abstract Determining the primary origin of a malignant effusion remains a common challenge for cytopathologists. Although immunohistochemical (IHC) markers are available for most primary sites, ideal IHC markers for metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma are lacking, and related interpretation is often hindered by mesothelial cells. We recently revealed that claudin-18 IHC staining is useful for identifying the stomach and pancreas as the primary sites of metastatic adenocarcinoma. Thus, we assessed the use of claudin-18 IHC staining in 111 cell blocks obtained from various metastatic cancers and specimens negative for malignancy. Positive membranous claudin-18 staining was noted in all 10 (100%) metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas, 9 (90%) of 10 gastric adenocarcinomas, and 1 (9%) of 11 nonmucinous lung adenocarcinomas. The cases of metastatic mucinous carcinomas of lung origin (1 case) and ovarian origin (1 case) were also positive for claudin-18. The other remaining 89 cases showed variable cytoplasmic staining on some cells (73 cases) or complete absence of staining (16 cases). After normalization to the tumor frequency, the sensitivity and specificity for identifying the stomach or pancreas as primary tumor sites in ascites were 95% (confidence interval: 0.83-0.99) and 99% (confidence interval: 0.94-1), respectively. In conclusion, membranous claudin-18 staining is a useful marker for metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in effusion specimens.
    MeSH term(s) Biomarkers, Tumor ; Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal/diagnosis ; Claudins ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Lung Neoplasms ; Pancreas/pathology ; Pancreatic Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology ; Staining and Labeling ; Stomach/pathology
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers, Tumor ; Claudins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1473273-7
    ISSN 1533-4058 ; 1062-3345 ; 1541-2016
    ISSN (online) 1533-4058
    ISSN 1062-3345 ; 1541-2016
    DOI 10.1097/PAI.0000000000000971
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  4. Article ; Online: Deterministic nuclear reprogramming of mammalian nuclei to a totipotency-like state by Amphibian meiotic oocytes for stem cell therapy in humans.

    Wen, Ming-Hsuan / Barbosa Triana, Hector / Butler, Richard / Hu, Hsiang-Wei / Dai, Yang-Hong / Lawrence, Nicola / Hong, Jun-Jie / Garrett, Nigel / Jones-Green, Rue / Rawlins, Emma L / Dong, Ziqi / Koziol, Magdalena J / Gurdon, J B

    Biology open

    2024  Volume 13, Issue 3

    Abstract: The ultimate aim of nuclear reprogramming is to provide stem cells or differentiated cells from unrelated cell types as a cell source for regenerative medicine. A popular route towards this is transcription factor induction, and an alternative way is an ... ...

    Abstract The ultimate aim of nuclear reprogramming is to provide stem cells or differentiated cells from unrelated cell types as a cell source for regenerative medicine. A popular route towards this is transcription factor induction, and an alternative way is an original procedure of transplanting a single somatic cell nucleus to an unfertilized egg. A third route is to transplant hundreds of cell nuclei into the germinal vesicle (GV) of a non-dividing Amphibian meiotic oocyte, which leads to the activation of silent genes in 24 h and robustly induces a totipotency-like state in almost all transplanted cells. We apply this third route for potential therapeutic use and describe a procedure by which the differentiated states of cells can be reversed so that totipotency and pluripotency gene expression are regained. Differentiated cells are exposed to GV extracts and are reprogrammed to form embryoid bodies, which shows the maintenance of stemness and could be induced to follow new directions of differentiation. We conclude that much of the reprogramming effect of eggs is already present in meiotic oocytes and does not require cell division or selection of dividing cells. Reprogrammed cells by oocytes could serve as replacements for defective adult cells in humans.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Animals ; Humans ; Oocytes ; Stem Cell Transplantation ; Cell Nucleus ; Amphibians ; Cellular Reprogramming ; Mammals
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2632264-X
    ISSN 2046-6390 ; 2046-6390
    ISSN (online) 2046-6390
    ISSN 2046-6390
    DOI 10.1242/bio.060011
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  5. Article ; Online: Real-Time Internet of Medical Things System for Detecting Blood Leakage during Hemodialysis Using a Novel Multiple Concentric Ring Sensor.

    Hu, Hsiang-Wei / Liu, Chih-Hao / Du, Yi-Chun / Chen, Kuan-Yu / Lin, Hsuan-Ming / Lin, Chou-Ching

    Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

    2022  Volume 22, Issue 5

    Abstract: Venous needle dislodgement (VND) is a major healthcare safety concern in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Although VND is uncommon, it can be life-threatening. The main objective of this study was to implement a real-time multi-bed monitoring system for ...

    Abstract Venous needle dislodgement (VND) is a major healthcare safety concern in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Although VND is uncommon, it can be life-threatening. The main objective of this study was to implement a real-time multi-bed monitoring system for VND by combining a novel leakage-detection device and IoMT (Internet of Medical Things) technology. The core of the system, the Acusense IoMT platform, consisted of a novel leakage-detection patch comprised of multiple concentric rings to detect blood leakage and quantify the leaked volume. The performance of the leakage-detection system was evaluated on a prosthetic arm and clinical study. Patients with a high risk of blood leakage were recruited as candidates. The system was set up in a hospital, and the subjects were monitored for 2 months. During the pre-clinical simulation experiment, the system could detect blood leakage volumes from 0.3 to 0.9 mL. During the test of the IoMT system, the overall success rate of tests was 100%, with no lost data packets. A total of 701 dialysis sessions were analyzed, and the accuracy and sensitivity were 99.7% and 90.9%, respectively. Evaluation questionnaires showed that the use of the system after training changed attitudes and reduced worry of the nursing staff. Our results show the feasibility of using a novel detector combined with an IoMT system to automatically monitor multi-bed blood leakage. The innovative concentric-circle design could more precisely control the warning blood-leakage threshold in any direction to achieve clinical cost-effectiveness. The system reduced the load on medical staff and improved patient safety. In the future, it could also be applied to home hemodialysis for telemedicine during the era of COVID-19.
    MeSH term(s) Arm ; Artificial Limbs ; COVID-19 ; Humans ; Internet ; Renal Dialysis/adverse effects ; SARS-CoV-2
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-03
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2052857-7
    ISSN 1424-8220 ; 1424-8220
    ISSN (online) 1424-8220
    ISSN 1424-8220
    DOI 10.3390/s22051988
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  6. Article: Continuous Myocardial Perfusion during Distal Anastomosis of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

    Ou, Chia-Yu / Hu, Hsiang-Wei / Lin, Ting-Wei / Roan, Jun-Neng / Hu, Yu-Ning / Wang, Yi-Cheng / Tsai, Meng-Ta

    The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

    2023  Volume 72, Issue 02, Page(s) 96–104

    Abstract: Background: The effect of continuous myocardial perfusion (CMP) on the surgical results of acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) remains unclear.: Methods: From January 2017 to March 2022, 141 patients who underwent ATAAD (90.8%) or intramural ... ...

    Abstract Background: The effect of continuous myocardial perfusion (CMP) on the surgical results of acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) remains unclear.
    Methods: From January 2017 to March 2022, 141 patients who underwent ATAAD (90.8%) or intramural hematoma (9.2%) surgery were reviewed. Fifty-one patients (36.2%) received proximal-first aortic reconstruction and CMP during distal anastomosis. Ninety patients (63.8%) underwent distal-first aortic reconstruction and were placed in traditional cold blood cardioplegic arrest (CA; 4°C, 4:1 blood-to-Plegisol) throughout the procedure. The preoperative presentations and intraoperative details were balanced using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW). Their postoperative morbidity and mortality were analyzed.
    Results: The median age was 60 years. The incidence of arch reconstruction in the unweighted data was higher in the CMP compared with the CA group (74.5 vs 52.2%, p  = 0.017) but was balanced after IPTW (62.4 vs 58.9%, p  = 0.932, standardized mean difference = 0.073). The median cardiac ischemic time was lower in the CMP group (60.0 vs 130.9 minutes, p  < 0.001), but cerebral perfusion time and cardiopulmonary bypass time were similar. The CMP group did not demonstrate any benefit in the reduction of the postoperative maximum creatine kinase-MB ratio (4.4 vs 5.1% in CA, p  = 0.437) or postoperative low cardiac output (36.6 vs 24.8%, p  = 0.237). Surgical mortality was comparable between groups (15.5% in CMP vs 7.5% in the CA group, p  = 0.265).
    Conclusion: Application of CMP during distal anastomosis in ATAAD surgery, irrespective of the extent of aortic reconstruction, reduced myocardial ischemic time but did not improve cardiac outcome or mortality.
    Keywords aorta/aortic ; myocardial protection/cardioplegia ; outcomes
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-22
    Publisher Georg Thieme Verlag KG
    Publishing place Stuttgart ; New York
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 800050-5
    ISSN 1439-1902 ; 0171-6425 ; 0946-4778 ; 0172-6137
    ISSN (online) 1439-1902
    ISSN 0171-6425 ; 0946-4778 ; 0172-6137
    DOI 10.1055/s-0043-1761218
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  7. Article ; Online: A Comparison of the Use of Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Visualization Systems by Novice and Experienced Microsurgeons in Microsurgical Vessel Anastomosis: An Analysis Using the Chicken Model.

    Wang, Wen-Chien / Hu, Hsiang-Wei / Ciudad, Pedro / Lin, Bor-Shyh / Chen, Hung-Chi / Chang, Chang-Cheng

    Journal of reconstructive microsurgery

    2021  Volume 38, Issue 4, Page(s) 313–320

    Abstract: Background:  Various studies have discussed the benefits of applying three-dimensional (3D) techniques, specifically its advantages with respect to ergonomics, feasibility, and the rate of learning achievable in microsurgery training. However, no study ... ...

    Abstract Background:  Various studies have discussed the benefits of applying three-dimensional (3D) techniques, specifically its advantages with respect to ergonomics, feasibility, and the rate of learning achievable in microsurgery training. However, no study has been conducted that compares the operator experience of using two-dimensional (2D) and 3D systems in microsurgical training. The aim of this study is to compare 2D- and 3D-assisted microsurgical training in novices based on anastomosis of chicken femoral arteries.
    Methods:  The participants were grouped by previous microsurgical experience. Group A includes novice participants. Group B includes 2D-experienced participants. Group C includes both participants in groups A and B. A questionnaire composed of 10 parameters in the field of image quality, dexterity, ergonomic, and feasibility will be filled out after each participant finished their anastomoses by the 2D and 3D systems.
    Results:  The results demonstrated 3D system was scored better on "field of view" (
    Conclusion:  With the 3D visualization system for microsurgical anastomosis of chicken femoral model, there are significant improvements in the field of view, stability, ergonomics, and educational value compared with 2D system among all participants. Accordingly, 3D-assisted microsurgery training can be a novel and potential popular training method.
    MeSH term(s) Anastomosis, Surgical/methods ; Animals ; Chickens ; Clinical Competence ; Femoral Artery/surgery ; Humans ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Microsurgery/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 605983-1
    ISSN 1098-8947 ; 0743-684X ; 0743-684X
    ISSN (online) 1098-8947 ; 0743-684X
    ISSN 0743-684X
    DOI 10.1055/s-0041-1735291
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  8. Article ; Online: A bi-criterion sequence-dependent scheduling problem with order deliveries.

    Xu, Jian-You / Lin, Win-Chin / Hu, Kai-Xiang / Chang, Yu-Wei / Wu, Wen-Hsiang / Hsu, Peng-Hsiang / Wu, Tsung-Hsien / Wu, Chin-Chia

    PeerJ. Computer science

    2024  Volume 10, Page(s) e1763

    Abstract: The manufacturing sector faces unprecedented challenges, including intense competition, a surge in product varieties, heightened customization demands, and shorter product life cycles. These challenges underscore the critical need to optimize ... ...

    Abstract The manufacturing sector faces unprecedented challenges, including intense competition, a surge in product varieties, heightened customization demands, and shorter product life cycles. These challenges underscore the critical need to optimize manufacturing systems. Among the most enduring and complex challenges within this domain is production scheduling. In practical scenarios, setup time is whenever a machine transitions from processing one product to another. Job scheduling with setup times or associated costs has garnered significant attention in both manufacturing and service environments, prompting extensive research efforts. While previous studies on customer order scheduling primarily focused on orders or jobs to be processed across multiple machines, they often overlooked the crucial factor of setup time. This study addresses a sequence-dependent bi-criterion scheduling problem, incorporating order delivery considerations. The primary objective is to minimize the linear combination of the makespan and the sum of weighted completion times of each order. To tackle this intricate challenge, we propose pertinent dominance rules and a lower bound, which are integral components of a branch-and-bound methodology employed to obtain an exact solution. Additionally, we introduce a heuristic approach tailored to the problem's unique characteristics, along with three refined variants designed to yield high-quality approximate solutions. Subsequently, these three refined approaches serve as seeds to generate three distinct populations or chromosomes, each independently employed in a genetic algorithm to yield a robust approximate solution. Ultimately, we meticulously assess the efficacy of each proposed algorithm through comprehensive simulation trials.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2376-5992
    ISSN (online) 2376-5992
    DOI 10.7717/peerj-cs.1763
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  9. Article ; Online: Multiple amino acid transporters as carriers load L-valine-phenazine-1-carboxylic acid conjugate into Ricinus sieve tubes for the phloem translocation.

    Xiao, Yongxin / Wei, Xuehua / Hu, Ciyin / Hsiang, Tom / Yin, Junliang / Li, Junkai

    International journal of biological macromolecules

    2023  Volume 257, Issue Pt 2, Page(s) 128730

    Abstract: Some transporters play important roles in the uptake and acropetal xylem translocation of vectorized agrochemicals. However, it is poorly understood the basipetally phloem-loading functions of transporters toward vectorized agrochemicals. Here, L-Val-PCA ...

    Abstract Some transporters play important roles in the uptake and acropetal xylem translocation of vectorized agrochemicals. However, it is poorly understood the basipetally phloem-loading functions of transporters toward vectorized agrochemicals. Here, L-Val-PCA (L-valine-phenazine-1-carboxylic acid conjugate) uptake was demonstrated carrier-mediated. RcAAP2, RcANT7, and RcLHT1 showed a similarly up-regulated expression pattern from 62 transporter coding genes in Ricinus at 1 h after L-Val or L-Val-PCA treatment. Subcellular localization revealed that fusion RcAAP2-eGFP, RcANT7-eGFP and RcLHT1-eGFP proteins were expressed in the plasma membrane of mesophyll and phloem cells. Yeast assays found that RcAAP2, RcANT7, and RcLHT1 facilitated L-Val-PCA uptake. To further demonstrate the phloem-loading functions, using vacuum infiltration strategy, an Agrobacterium-mediated RNA interference (RNAi) protocol was constructed in seedlings. HPLC detection indicated that L-Val-PCA phloem sap concentrations were significantly decreased 54.5 %, 27.6 %, and 41.6 % after silencing for 72 h and increased 48.3 %, 52.6 %, and 52.4 % after overexpression, respectively. In conclusion, the plasma membrane-located RcAAP2, RcANT7, and RcLHT1 can loaded L-Val-PCA into Ricinus sieve tubes for the phloem translocation, which may aid in the utilization of transporters and molecular design of phloem-mobile fungicides target root or vascular pathogens.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Ricinus ; Ixodes/metabolism ; Valine/metabolism ; Phloem/chemistry ; Amino Acid Transport Systems/genetics ; Agrochemicals/chemistry ; Phenazines
    Chemical Substances Valine (HG18B9YRS7) ; 1-phenazinecarboxylic acid (2538-68-3) ; Amino Acid Transport Systems ; Agrochemicals ; Phenazines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-09
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 282732-3
    ISSN 1879-0003 ; 0141-8130
    ISSN (online) 1879-0003
    ISSN 0141-8130
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128730
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  10. Article: A Moderated Mediation Model of Emotional Engagement in the Development of Emotional Exhaustion: The Moderating Role of Emotional Resources.

    Hu, Ling / Chang, Tai-Wei / Lee, Yue-Shi / Huang, Chien-Hsiang

    Frontiers in psychology

    2022  Volume 13, Page(s) 878415

    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-28
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.878415
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