New Strategy of Using Atosiban for Tocolysis: NTUH Experience (초)

( Tzu Hung Lin ),( Shin Yu Lin ),( Chia Hui Lin ),( Chien Nan Lee ) 대한산부인과학회 2010 서울심포지움 Vol.15 No.-

Living Experiences of Male Spouses of Patients with Metastatic Cancer in Taiwan

Lin, Hui-Chen,Lin, Wen-Chuan,Lee, Tzu-Ying,Lin, Hung-Ru Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.1

Background: Cancer is the leading cause of death in Taiwan. Spouses are generally the main caregivers of affectyed patients but previous studies have seldom investigated the needs of male spouses of patients with metastatic cancer. Purpose: To explore the lived experiences of such male spouses. Methods: A qualitative design using in-depth interviewswasconducted with male spouses of patients with metastatic cancer being treated at the oncology outpatient department in a teaching hospital in northern Taiwan. Results: Nine participants aged 31-78 were interviewed. Content analysis of the interviews revealed five themes: suffering and struggling, difficulty in focusing on communication and interaction, shouldering responsibility, cherishing the love between husband and wife, and enabling each other to live better. This study demonstrated how male spousse experienced physical and psychological suffering when their wives suffered from metastatic cancer. They had to bear the pain of their wife's suffering, and also had to shoulder the responsibility for everything. All their efforts were put towards enabling each other to live a better life. They cherished the rest of the time they could spend with their wives, even though they had to live a hard life. As the male spouses of patients with metastatic cancer, the participants exhibited both the masculinity of men and the ability to express care and tenderness. Conclusions: The results showed that male spouses need more attention in terms of communication and bearing with suffering. Health care professionals should more actively understand the needs and provide assistance when facing the male spouse of patients with cancer, so as make sure that they possess the ability to take care of their wives. Health care professionals should also assist and properly act as a bridge of communication between husbands and wives.

The Action Research

Tzu-Chi Lin,Hsiu-Hung Wang,Shin-Lan Lin 한국간호과학회 2009 한국간호과학회 학술대회 Vol.2009 No.10

Implementation of Obstacle Avoidance and Target Following based on Machine Learning for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle At Low Altitude

( Yu-hung Lin ),( Tzu-fang Lai ),( Po-yen Lin ),( Tse-min Chen ) 한국농업기계학회 2018 한국농업기계학회 학술발표논문집 Vol.23 No.1

This research developed an integrated system that consist of orientation sensing, balance control, machine vision recognition and shape sorting and avoidance of obstacle with which the UVA will meet the requirement of a low altitude shuttle in orchards and forest. This research also focused on employing machine learning as the main control core to achieve the performances of target following and obstacle avoidance for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In order to keep the balance of a quadcopter, the orientation data from gyroscope and accelerometer will be the inputs of a double loop PID controller. Target is recognized by machine vision. Distances and shapes of obstacles are defined by a laser rangefinder that mounted on the vehicle. The control of UAV depending on the shape of the obstacle, execute different obstacle avoidance strategies. The results of experiment indicated that the complementary filter can compensate the defects of the gyroscope and accelerometer since it fixes steady-state error of gyroscope and oscillation in high frequency of accelerometer. Double-loop PID controller is more stable than single-loop PID controller is. Due to the stability of control board and safety of operators in target following and obstacle avoidance experiment, a three wheels omni robot was employed to conduct the performance evaluation. The final results validate that the novel UAV is equipped with the ability of shuttling among orchards in low-altitude, target following, classification of obstacle shape and obstacle avoidance.

A retrospective analysis of 20-year data of the surgical management of ulcerative colitis patients in Taiwan: a study of Taiwan Society of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

( Chun-chi Lin ),( Shu-chen Wei ),( Been-ren Lin ),( Wen-sy-tsai ),( Jinn-shiun Chen ),( Tzu-chi Hsu ),( Wei-chen Lin ),( Tien-yu Huang ),( Te-hsin Chao ),( Hung-hsin Lin ),( Jau-min Wong ),( Jen-kou 대한장연구학회 2016 Intestinal Research Vol.14 No.3

Background/Aims: With the recent progress in medical treatment, surgery still plays a necessary and important role in treating ulcerative colitis (UC) patients. In this study, we analyzed the surgical results and outcomes of UC in Taiwan in the recent 20 years, via a multi-center study through the collaboration of Taiwan Society of IBD. Methods: A retrospective analysis of surgery data of UC patients from January 1, 1995, through December 31, 2014, in 6 Taiwan major medical centers was conducted. The patients’ demographic data, indications for surgery, and outcome details were recorded and analyzed. Results: The data of 87 UC patients who received surgical treatment were recorded. The median post-operative follow-up duration was 51.1 months and ranged from 0.4 to 300 months. The mean age at UC diagnosis was 45.3±16.0 years and that at operation was 48.5±15.2 years. The 3 leading indications for surgical intervention were uncontrolled bleeding (16.1%), perforation (13.8%), and intractability (12.6%). In total, 27.6% of surgeries were performed in an emergency setting. Total or subtotal colectomy with rectal preservation (41.4%) was the most common operation. There were 6 mortalities, all due to sepsis. Emergency operation and low pre-operative albumin level were significantly associated with poor survival (P =0.013 and 0.034, respectively). Conclusions: In the past 20 years, there was no significant change in the indications for surgery in UC patients. Emergency surgeries and low pre-operative albumin level were associated with poor survival. Therefore, an optimal timing of elective surgery for people with poorly controlled UC is paramount.

Implementation of a bio-inspired two-mode structural health monitoring system

Lin, Tzu-Kang,Yu, Li-Chen,Ku, Chang-Hung,Chang, Kuo-Chun,Kiremidjian, Anne Techno-Press 2011 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.8 No.1

A bio-inspired two-mode structural health monitoring (SHM) system based on the Na$\ddot{i}$ve Bayes (NB) classification method is discussed in this paper. To implement the molecular biology based Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) array concept in structural health monitoring, which has been demonstrated to be superior in disease detection, two types of array expression data have been proposed for the development of the SHM algorithm. For the micro-vibration mode, a two-tier auto-regression with exogenous (AR-ARX) process is used to extract the expression array from the recorded structural time history while an ARX process is applied for the analysis of the earthquake mode. The health condition of the structure is then determined using the NB classification method. In addition, the union concept in probability is used to improve the accuracy of the system. To verify the performance and reliability of the SHM algorithm, a downscaled eight-storey steel building located at the shaking table of the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) was used as the benchmark structure. The structural response from different damage levels and locations was collected and incorporated in the database to aid the structural health monitoring process. Preliminary verification has demonstrated that the structure health condition can be precisely detected by the proposed algorithm. To implement the developed SHM system in a practical application, a SHM prototype consisting of the input sensing module, the transmission module, and the SHM platform was developed. The vibration data were first measured by the deployed sensor, and subsequently the SHM mode corresponding to the desired excitation is chosen automatically to quickly evaluate the health condition of the structure. Test results from the ambient vibration and shaking table test showed that the condition and location of the benchmark structure damage can be successfully detected by the proposed SHM prototype system, and the information is instantaneously transmitted to a remote server to facilitate real-time monitoring. Implementing the bio-inspired two-mode SHM practically has been successfully demonstrated.

A Study on The Purchase Intention for Insurance Products Sold on TV Shopping Channel

Hung, Chiehwei,김현지,Lin, Hui-Tzu 한국유통경영학회 2013 유통경영학회지 Vol.16 No.2

In this study, we investigated the determinants of consumers' purchase intention of insurance products sold on TV channel in Korea. Among the demographic variables, consumers' marital status, income level and the number of children are significant variables for consumers' purchase intention. Consumers of middle income class and having dependent children have significant intention to purchase the insurance products. Besides, consumers who have ever purchased insurance products or kitchen utensils on TV shopping channel before, have significantly high intention to buy the insurance products. The higher the amount spent on TV shopping at a single time, the higher intention of consumers to purchase insurance products sold on TV shopping channel.

Implementation of a bio-inspired two-mode structural health monitoring system

Tzu-Kang Lin,Li-Chen Yu,Kuo-Chun Chang,Anne Kiremidjian,Chang-Hung Ku 국제구조공학회 2011 Smart Structures and Systems, An International Jou Vol.8 No.1

A bio-inspired two-mode structural health monitoring (SHM) system based on the Naïve Bayes (NB) classification method is discussed in this paper. To implement the molecular biology based Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) array concept in structural health monitoring, which has been demonstrated to be superior in disease detection, two types of array expression data have been proposed for the development of the SHM algorithm. For the micro-vibration mode, a two-tier auto-regression with exogenous (AR-ARX)process is used to extract the expression array from the recorded structural time history while an ARX process is applied for the analysis of the earthquake mode. The health condition of the structure is then determined using the NB classification method. In addition, the union concept in probability is used to improve the accuracy of the system. To verify the performance and reliability of the SHM algorithm, a downscaled eight-storey steel building located at the shaking table of the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) was used as the benchmark structure. The structural response from different damage levels and locations was collected and incorporated in the database to aid the structural health monitoring process. Preliminary verification has demonstrated that the structure health condition can be precisely detected by the proposed algorithm. To implement the developed SHM system in a practical application, a SHM prototype consisting of the input sensing module, the transmission module, and the SHM platform was developed. The vibration data were first measured by the deployed sensor, and subsequently the SHM mode corresponding to the desired excitation is chosen automatically to quickly evaluate the health condition of the structure. Test results from the ambient vibration and shaking table test showed that the condition and location of the benchmark structure damage can be successfully detected by the proposed SHM prototype system, and the information is instantaneously transmitted to a remote server to facilitate real-time monitoring. Implementing the bio-inspired two-mode SHM practically has been successfully demonstrated.

TV 쇼핑 채널에서 판매하는 보험상품의 구매의도에 관한 연구

( Chieh Wei Hung ),( Hyun Jee Kim ),( Hui Tzu Lin ) 한국유통경영학회(구 한국유통정보학회) 2013 유통정보학회지 Vol.16 No.2

본 연구에서는 인구통계학적 변수와 TV 쇼핑 구매경험, 단일 지출 최대 금액을 독립변수로 하여, 종속변수인 TV 쇼핑 채널에서 판매된 보험 상풍에 대한 소비자들의 구매 의도를 분석하였다. 인구통계학적 변수 중소비자들의 결혼상태와 소득 수준, 자녀의 수가 소비자들의 구매의도에 영향을 주는 의미 있는 변수로 분석되었다. 특히, 중산층이며 부양 자녀를 둔 소비자들은 이러한 보험 상품에 대하여 높은 구매의도를 보이고 있었다. 더불어 지금까지 TV 쇼핑 채널에서 보험 상품이나 주방기구를 구입한 경험이 있는 소비자일수록 TV 쇼핑 채널에서 판매되는 보험 상품을 재구입하고자 하는 의도를 강하게 가지고 있었다. 또한 TV 쇼핑에서 한 번에 160만 원 이상을 지출한 소비자일수록 TV 쇼핑 채널에서 판매되는 보험 상품을 구매하고자 하는 의도가 더 높았다. In this study, we investigated the determinants of consumers` purchase intention of insurance products sold On TV channel in Korea. Among the demographic variables, consumers` marital status, income level and the number of children are significant variables for consumers` purchase intention. Consumers of middle income class and having dependent children have significant intention to purchase the insurance products. Besides, consumers who have ever purchased insurance products or kitchen utensils on TV shopping channel before, have significantly high intention to buy the insurance products. The higher the amount spent on TV shopping at a single time, the higher intention of consumers to purchase insurance products sold on TV shopping channel.

Suprascapular nerve release in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Liang-Tseng Kuo,Tzu-Hung Yang,Meng-Hao Lin,Wei-Hsiu Hsu 대한견주관절의학회 2022 대한견주관절학회 학술대회논문집 Vol.2022 No.4