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Supplemental_Material – Supplemental material for The effect of antidementia drugs on mortality in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
No full textSupplemental material, Supplemental_Material for The effect of antidementia drugs on mortality in patients with Alzheimer’s disease by Wei-Hao Lin, Ching-Herng Lin, Po-Hsun Hou and Tsuo-Hung Lan in Journal of Psychopharmacology</p
Association Between Epilepsy and Erectile Dysfunction: Evidence from a Population-Based Study
No full textIntroduction. Although the association between epilepsy and sexual disorders has long been known, very few studies have attempted to explore the association between epilepsy and erectile dysfunction (ED). Aim. This population-based case-control study aimed to investigate the association between ED and a prior diagnosis with epilepsy. Methods. This study used data from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000 in Taiwan. The cases comprised 6,427 patients with a diagnosis of ED and 32,135 controls who were frequency matched with cases based on 10-year age groups and index year. Conditional logistic regression was used to calculate the odds ratios (ORs) for prior epilepsy. Main Outcome Measure. The prevalence and risk of epilepsy between cases and controls. Results. Of the sampled patients, 3,861 (14%) were diagnosed before the index date: 1,358 individuals (19.7%) were cases and 2,503 (12.1%) were controls. After adjusting for hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, renal disease, coronary heart disease, obesity, alcohol abuse/alcohol dependence syndrome, and socioeconomic status, conditional logistic regression analysis revealed that patients with ED were more likely to have been diagnosed with prior epilepsy than controls (OR = 1.83, 95% CI = 1.512.21). Compared with controls, the adjusted ORs for prior generalized epilepsy and partial epilepsy for cases were 2.13 (95% CI = 1.523.00) and 1.64 (95% CI = 1.312.06), respectively. The most pronounced associations were detected in ED cases aged between 30 and 39 who were 3.04 (95% CI = 1.675.50) times more likely than controls to have been previously diagnosed with epilepsy. Conclusions. Our findings suggest a positive correlation between ED and a prior diagnosis with epilepsy. Keller J, Chen Y-K, and Lin H-C. Association between epilepsy and erectile dysfunction: Evidence from a population-based study. J Sex Med 2012;9:22482255
Shih Ching Wang and Wen-Lin Wang, Class of 1921
No full textThis photograph shows Shih Ching Wang and Wen-Lin Wang, class of 1921 of the International YMCA College, now Springfield College. Shih Ching Wang (back) and Wen-Lin Wang (front) are in a dormitory room, sitting in a bed and in a chair respectively, with Shih Ching holding a flute and Wen-Lin holding a sanxian. It seems that they are rehearsing a piece of music.A caption in the back states: "Mar 16 1920"
mechanization of lily microbulb
No full textmechanization of lily microbulb multiplication operations. ta-te lin & ching-lu hsieh. department of agricultural machinery engineering.. national taiwan university.. taipei. taiwan. roc. mechanization of lily microbul
A Population-Based Study on the Association between Gastric Ulcers and Erectile Dysfunction in Taiwan
No full textIntroduction. While erectile dysfunction (ED) and cardiovascular disease have long been known to share endothelial dysfunction as a common contributory underlying mechanism, little research has been conducted taking endothelial dysfunction as common ground to investigate the potential association between ED and gastric ulcers (GUs). ;Aim. This population-based case-control study aimed to investigate the association of ED with GU. ;Methods. This study used data from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000 in Taiwan. The study group comprised 6,906 patients who visited ambulatory care centers or were hospitalized with a diagnosis of ED. The comparison group was 20,718 randomly selected enrollees. Conditional logistic regression was used to examine associations between ED and prior GU. ;Main Outcome Measure. The prevalence and risk between cases and controls were calculated of having been previously diagnosed with GU. ;Results. Of the sampled subjects, 3,861 (14%) were diagnosed before the index date, 1,358 (19.7%) were cases, and 2,503 (12.1%) were controls (P < 0.001). After adjusting for hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, renal disease, coronary heart disease, obesity, alcohol abuse/alcohol dependence syndrome, and socioeconomic status (SES), conditional logistic regression analysis revealed that cases were more likely to have been diagnosed with GU than controls (odds ratio [OR] = 1.65, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.53-1.77). Stratification by age revealed that the youngest group (18-29) of ED patients had the most increased likelihood of having been previously diagnosed with GU when compared with matched controls (OR = 4.12, 95% CI = 2.41-7.03). The likelihood decreased with age, with the oldest group of ED patients having the least increased likelihood of prior GU when compared with matched controls (OR = 1.44, 95% CI = 1.23-1.68). ;Conclusion. Our findings suggest a positive association between prior GU and a subsequent diagnosis with ED. Keller JJ, Lin H-Yu, Chung S-D, and Lin H-C. A population-based study on the association between gastric ulcers and erectile dysfunction in Taiwan. J Sex Med 2012; 9: 686-693
An Analysis of <i>Judge Lin</i>
No full textBiography of Lin Wen Zhong Gong has another way to call, that is Judge Lin. The leading character is Lin Ze-Xu. This book is based on functionary experience of Lin Ze-Xu, with the captivating plots of court case, helping by highly skilled military attach\uc3\ua9s and chivalrous knights, and the history facts of Opium War. It makes Lin Ze-Xu\ue2s Confucian temperament and tragic mood more, also contrasts with author\ue2s sorrow and furiousness for the politics at the time. History, court case, martial arts\ue2\ua6\ue2\ua6etc. are essence of this book and it broadens the way of this writing style.
The topic of the thesis is \ue2An Analysis of Judge Lin\ue2. The following thesis will be divided into six different chapters. The introduction is Chapter one of the thesis, which is including researching motive and purpose, literature review of predecessors, researching version by existing information, raising questions, choosing research methods and arranging chapters. In chapter Two, I discuss the study of characters of Lin Ze-Xu, also makes a deep analysis of author\u27s purpose of writing him. In chapter Three, I analyze supporting actors and actress. Meanwhile, I illustrate author\u27s purpose of writing supporting actress because the author had different manner to describe supporting actress. Moving to the Chapter Four, I mainly focus on the plots of Judge Lin, and organize cases of Lin Ze-Xu and his subordinates to understand features of cases. In Chapter Five, I represent the causes of Opium War. China and England had difference of opinions of opium. Therefore, it is easier to comprehend what the author\u27s purpose is. In the last chapter I summarize the main points of the preceding chapters and confirm particularity of Judge Lin
List of Christian women of Lin Ching, China
No full textList of Lin Ching church Female Christians, with descriptive comment
A Case-Control Analysis on the Association Between Erectile Dysfunction and Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Taiwan
No full textIntroduction. Although the cause of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is yet to be elucidated, many theories have been proposed regarding potentially contributory etiologies. One increasingly well-supported theory purports an underlying vascular pathomechanism. If this is the case, SSNHL may also associate with conditions comorbid with vascular diseases, such as erectile dysfunction (ED). However, no studies to date have investigated the association between ED and SSNHL. Aim. This study set out to estimate a putative association between ED and having been previously diagnosed with SSNHL using a population-based dataset with a case-control design. Methods. This study used administrative claim data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance program. We identified 4,504 patients with ED as the study group and randomly selected 22,520 patients as the comparison group. Conditional logistic regression was used to examine the association between ED and having previously received a diagnosis of SSNHL. Main Outcome Measure. The prevalence and risk of SSNHL between cases and controls were calculated. Results. Of the sampled patients, 41 (0.15%) had been diagnosed with SSNHL before the index date; 22 (0.49% of the cases) were from the study group and 19 (0.08% of controls) were from the control group. Conditional logistic regression analysis revealed that after adjusting for the patient's monthly income, geographic location, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, obesity, and alcohol abuse/alcohol dependence syndrome status, patients with ED were more likely than controls to have been diagnosed with SSNHL before the index date (odds ratio = 6.06, 95% confidence interval = 3.2511.29). Conclusions. There was an association between ED and prior SSNHL. The results of this study add to the evidence supporting an underlying vascular pathomechanism regarding the development of SSNHL and highlight a need for clinicians dealing with SSNHL patients to be alert to the development of ED. Keller JJ, Chen Y-K, and Lin H-C. A case-control analysis on the association between erectile dysfunction and sudden sensorineural hearing loss in Taiwan. J Sex Med 2012;9:14111417
Association of Erectile Dysfunction with Atopic Dermatitis: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
No full textIntroduction. Some studies have highlighted the high prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients with dermatological diseases such as psoriasis, chronic hand eczema, and systemic sclerosis. However, to date, there is still no study that has explored the relationship between ED and atopic dermatitis (AD). ;Aim. Using a population-based data set, this case-control study aimed to examine the association of ED with prior AD by comparing the risk of prior AD between patients with ED and matched controls in Taiwan. ;Methods. This study used administrative claims data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance program. We identified 3,997 patients with newly diagnosed ED as cases and randomly selected 19,985 subjects without a history of ED as controls. Conditional logistic regression was used to calculate the odds ratio (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) for previously diagnosed AD between cases and controls. ;Main Outcome Measure. The prevalence and risk of having been previously diagnosed with AD between cases and controls were calculated. ;Results. Of the 23,982 sampled subjects, 1,758 (7.3%) had been previously diagnosed with AD; it was found among 425 (10.6%) cases and among 1,333 (6.7%) controls (P < 0.001). Conditional logistic regression analysis demonstrated that cases were more likely to have prior AD than controls (OR = 1.60, 95% CI = 1.42- 1.80, P < 0.001) after adjusting for monthly income, geographic location, urbanization level, hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and alcohol abuse/alcohol dependence syndrome. ;Conclusions. There was an association between ED and prior AD. We suggest that clinicians should be more attentive to sexual complaints from patients with AD. Chung S-D, Keller JJ, and Lin H-C. Association of erectile dysfunction with atopic dermatitis: A population-based case-control study. J Sex Med 2012; 9: 679-685
Obstructive sleep apnea increases the risk of bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis: A population-based matched-cohort study
No full textAims ;Previous studies indicated a possible association between bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) and sleep disorders including sleep abnormalities with delayed onset of sleep, waking up before needed, and snoring. Nevertheless, no previous study has reported the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and BPS/IC. In this retrospective cohort study, we examined the risk of BPS/IC among subjects with OSA during a 3-year follow-up in Taiwan using a population-based dataset. ;Methods ;This study comprised 2,940 study subjects with OSA, and 29,400 randomly selected comparison subjects. We individually followed-up each sampled subject (n = 32,340) for a 3-year period to identify those subjects who subsequently received a diagnosis of BPS/IC. A Cox proportional hazards regression model was constructed to estimate the risk of subsequent BPS/IC following a diagnosis of OSA. ;Results ;Incidences of BPS/IC during the 3-year follow-up period were 13.61 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 7.37-23.13) and 3.60 (95% CI = 2.06-4.39) for subjects with and those without OSA, respectively. After adjusting for diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, obesity, hyperlipidemia, chronic pelvic pain, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, panic disorder, migraines, sicca syndrome, allergies, endometriosis, asthma, tobacco use disorder, and alcohol abuse, the stratified Cox proportional hazards regressions revealed that the hazard ratio for BPS/IC among subjects with OSA was 3.71 (95% CI = 1.81-7.62, P < 0.001) that of comparison subjects. ;Conclusions ;This study provides epidemiological evidence of a link between OSA and a subsequent BPS/IC diagnosis. We suggest that clinical practitioners treating subjects with OSA be alert to urinary complaints in this population. Neurourol. Urodynam. 33:278-282, 2014. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
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