item: #1 of 89 id: cord-000534-ztc5holk author: Hsieh, Ying-Hen title: Transmissibility and temporal changes of 2009 pH1N1 pandemic during summer and fall/winter waves date: 2011-12-02 words: 5206 flesch: 47 summary: Figure 2 Model fit for the 2-wave Richards model using weekly confirmed pH1N1 case data by sample receiving week in Taiwan. The weekly laboratory confirmed pH1N1 case data (by the week when the samples were collected and sent to the TCDC-contracted laboratories) and the weekly hospitalization data (by the week the lab-confirmed cases were hospitalized) from June 28, 2009 (epidemiological week or e-week 27 of 2009) to March 27, 2010 (e-week 12 of 2010) was accessed from the weekly Influenza Express made publicly available on the internet by the TCDC [22] during the epidemic. keywords: data; influenza; model; number; ph1n1; school; taiwan; wave; week cache: cord-000534-ztc5holk.txt plain text: cord-000534-ztc5holk.txt item: #2 of 89 id: cord-000581-ewx5xhrb author: Rudge, James W. title: Health System Resource Gaps and Associated Mortality from Pandemic Influenza across Six Asian Territories date: 2012-02-21 words: 5721 flesch: 30 summary: Figure 1 presents the geographical distribution of estimated resource gaps across provinces (or districts in the case of Indonesia) in each study country for the modeled pandemic influenza scenario, under our baseline assumptions and point estimates for parameter values. We found particularly wide variation in the availability of ventilators, and indeed other hospital resources, in Thailand, where our results suggest that inequitable distribution of health system resources [32] , rather than simply an overall nationwide shortage, could lead to a high number of avoidable deaths from pandemic influenza. keywords: countries; deaths; gaps; health; influenza; pandemic; provinces; resource; ventilators cache: cord-000581-ewx5xhrb.txt plain text: cord-000581-ewx5xhrb.txt item: #3 of 89 id: cord-001169-6sfleb1b author: Chan, Ta-Chien title: Spatio-temporal analysis on enterovirus cases through integrated surveillance in Taiwan date: 2014-01-08 words: 3808 flesch: 50 summary: The secular trend showed that the number of severe EV cases peaked in 2008, and the number of mild EV cases was significantly correlated with that of severe ones occurring in the same week In a time series model, the increase of mild EV cases was the significant predictor for the occurrence of severe EV cases. keywords: cases; enterovirus; ev-71; surveillance; taiwan cache: cord-001169-6sfleb1b.txt plain text: cord-001169-6sfleb1b.txt item: #4 of 89 id: cord-001202-xcrshplk author: Yang, Nan-Ping title: Utilization of and Direct Expenditure for Emergency Medical Care in Taiwan: A Population-based Descriptive Study date: 2009-01-30 words: 3592 flesch: 47 summary: Medical expenditure in emergency departments in Taiwan Taiwan 18 The lower medical cost for ED treatment in Taiwan reflects the fact that a lower percentage of total medical insurance expenditure was spent on emergency medical care. keywords: care; cost; emergency; health; medical; system; taiwan; visits cache: cord-001202-xcrshplk.txt plain text: cord-001202-xcrshplk.txt item: #5 of 89 id: cord-002322-cy7j31wq author: Koh, Wee Ming title: The Epidemiology of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in Asia: A Systematic Review and Analysis date: 2016-06-03 words: 6635 flesch: 42 summary: Laboratory diagnosis and 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mouth disease Epidemiology and etiological characteristics of hand, foot and mouth disease in Huizhou city between Distribution and risk factors of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Changchun, northeastern China A spatial-temporal ARMA model of the incidence of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Wenzhou Hand, foot, and mouth disease in China: patterns of spread and transmissibility A new factor influencing pathogen detection by molecular assay in children with both mild and severe hand, foot, and mouth disease Epidemiology of hand, foot, and mouth disease in children in Shanghai The changing seroepidemiology of enterovirus 71 infection among children and adolescents in Singapore Epidemic characteristics of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Shanghai from 2009 to 2010: enterovirus 71 subgenotype C4 as the primary causative agent and a high incidence of mixed infections with coxsackievirus A16 Seroepidemiology of enterovirus 71 infection prior to the 2011 season in children in Shanghai Characterization of hand, foot, and mouth disease in China between Transmission and clinical features of enterovirus 71 infections in household contacts in Taiwan Epidemiologic features of handfoot-mouth disease and herpangina caused by enterovirus 71 in Taiwan An eight-year study of epidemiologic features of enterovirus 71 infection in Taiwan Coxsackieviruses infection in northern Taiwan-epidemiology and clinical characteristics Surveillance of enterovirus infections in Yokohama city from Enterovirus 71 in Malaysia: a decade later Risk factors for severe hand foot and mouth disease Human enterovirus 71 and hand, foot and mouth disease Estimation of the basic reproduction number of enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 in hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreaks The influence of temperature and humidity on the incidence of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Japan foot and mouth disease-1973 Clinical features and risk factors of pulmonary oedema after enterovirus-71-related hand, foot, and 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Available at Updated situation of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) and enterovirus infection 2010 Taiwan national infectious disease statistics system Plot digitizer (version 2.6.3) R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing Detecting spatial-temporal clusters of HFMD from Spatial-temporal clusters and risk factors of hand, foot, and mouth disease at the district level in Guangdong Province Circulation of coxsackievirus A6 in hand-footmouth disease in Guangzhou Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of hand foot, and mouth disease in a Shenzhen sentinel hospital from The enterovirus 71 epidemic in 2008-public health implications for Hong Kong Changing epidemiology of hand, foot, and mouth disease in Hong Kong Diseases caused by enterovirus 71 infection Clinical features and factors of unfavorable outcomes for non-polio enterovirus infection of the central nervous system in northern Taiwan Clinical and molecular characterization of hand-foot-and-mouth disease in Thailand Epidemiology and seroepidemiology of human enterovirus 71 among Thai populations Spatio-temporal distribution and hotspots of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in northern Thailand Epidemiologic and virologic investigation of hand, foot, and mouth disease, southern Vietnam Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of children who died from hand, foot and mouth disease in Vietnam Sentinel surveillance for human enterovirus 71 in Sarawak, Malaysia: lessons from the first 7 years Epidemic hand, foot and mouth disease caused by human enterovirus 71 Short term effects of weather on hand, foot and mouth disease The largest outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in Singapore in 2008: the role of enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A strains On the hand, foot and mouth disease prevailed in Ohmiya city in summer Hand-foot and mouth disease Enterovirus 71 in Taiwan keywords: children; china; data; enterovirus; foot; hand; hfmd; infection; mouth disease; risk; studies; study; taiwan cache: cord-002322-cy7j31wq.txt plain text: cord-002322-cy7j31wq.txt item: #6 of 89 id: cord-002510-h1eqnzn3 author: Kao, Hui-Yun title: Taiwan's Experience in Hospital Preparedness and Response for Emerging Infectious Diseases date: 2017-04-01 words: 4567 flesch: 34 summary: In 2014, the number of regional responding hospitals was further decreased to 6 (1 per region); however, TAIWAN'S HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE hospitals that were no longer regional responding hospitals could be designated as local responding hospitals and funded by the local public health bureaus. In each region, a commander and a deputy commander were selected to oversee the coordination and operation of responding hospitals (at the time they were called infectious disease hospitals), and a consulting committee composed of epidemiologists, lab researchers, medical workers, hospital managers, and jurists was set up to advise on policy formulation. keywords: control; disease; ebola; health; hospitals; network; outbreak; response; taiwan cache: cord-002510-h1eqnzn3.txt plain text: cord-002510-h1eqnzn3.txt item: #7 of 89 id: cord-003503-t6cnjwpd author: Sung, Ming-Hua title: Phylogeographic investigation of 2014 porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) transmission in Taiwan date: 2019-03-06 words: 3363 flesch: 41 summary: PloS one Heterogeneity in spike protein genes of porcine epidemic diarrhea viruses isolated in Korea Detection and molecular diversity of spike gene of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in China The S2 glycoprotein subunit of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus contains immunodominant neutralizing epitopes Cellular entry of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus Sequence analysis of the partial spike glycoprotein gene of porcine epidemic diarrhea viruses isolated in Korea Coronaviruses: structure and genome expression Role of transportation in spread of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection, United States. keywords: data; diarrhea; epidemic; pedv; pig; porcine; strains; taiwan; transmission; virus cache: cord-003503-t6cnjwpd.txt plain text: cord-003503-t6cnjwpd.txt item: #8 of 89 id: cord-007556-vqs3s55p author: Lai, Chih-Cheng title: Decrease in the incidence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial bloodstream infections in Taiwan date: 2013-03-15 words: 1528 flesch: 46 summary: We therefore retrospectively assessed the trend in incidence of nosocomial MRSA BSIs at an ARB-endemic medical centre in Taiwan. In this study, we found that the incidence of nosocomial MRSA BSIs decreased even though there was an increase in the incidence of all nosocomial BSIs in Taiwan. keywords: aureus; bsis; incidence; mrsa; nosocomial cache: cord-007556-vqs3s55p.txt plain text: cord-007556-vqs3s55p.txt item: #9 of 89 id: cord-010142-i1nh9k3e author: Song, Jae-Hoon title: Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Asia-Pacific Region date: 2016-12-17 words: 7557 flesch: 31 summary: Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia in adult patients in Asian countries: a prospective study by the Asian network for surveillance of resistant pathogens Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society consensus guidelines on the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults Community-acquired pneumonia Community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization among U.S. adults Comprehensive molecular testing for respiratory pathogens in community-acquired pneumonia Microbial aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia and its relation to severity Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia: increased microbiological yield with new diagnostic methods Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients: a 3-year prospective study in Japan Community-acquired pneumonia in Japan: a prospective ambulatory and hospitalized patient study Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization in Japan Usefulness of the Japanese Respiratory Society guidelines for community pneumonia: a retrospective analysis of community-acquired pneumonia between 2000 and 2002 in a general hospital A 3-year prospective study of a urinary antigen-detection test for Streptococcus pneumoniae in community-acquired pneumonia: utility and clinical impact on the reported etiology Atypical pathogens as etiologic agents in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia in Korea: a prospective multi-center study The difference in clinical presentations between healthcare-associated and communityacquired pneumonia in university-affiliated hospital in Korea Etiology of community acquired pneumonia among adult patients requiring hospitalization in Taiwan A prospective etiologic study of community-acquired pneumonia in Taiwan Australian CAP Study Collaboration. The use of multiplex real-time PCR improves the detection of the bacterial etiology of community acquired pneumonia Pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as community-acquired pneumonia Pisprasert V. Etiologies and treatment outcomes in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) at Srinagarind Hospital Microbiological profile and drug sensitivity pattern among community acquired pneumonia patients in tertiary care centre in Mangalore Clinical features of communityacquired pneumonia treated at Srinagarind Hospital Aetiology and outcome of severe community-acquired pneumonia in Singapore Viruses and Gramnegative bacilli dominate the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in Indonesia, a cohort study The incidence and aetiology of hospitalised community-acquired pneumonia among Vietnamese adults: a prospective surveillance in Central Vietnam Respiratory viral detection in children and adults: comparing asymptomatic controls and patients with community-acquired pneumonia Clinical and economic burden of community-acquired pneumonia amongst adults in the Asia-Pacific region High prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among clinical Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in Asia (an ANSORP study) keywords: asia; cap; community; incidence; pacific; pathogens; patients; pneumonia; region; resistance; studies; study cache: cord-010142-i1nh9k3e.txt plain text: cord-010142-i1nh9k3e.txt item: #10 of 89 id: cord-019032-vdiaexbw author: Kshetri, Nir title: China date: 2020 words: 19007 flesch: 63 summary: Mainland China's busiest port in 2012 was Ningbo-Zhoushan (handling 744Á0m. tonnes of cargo), followed by Shanghai (637Á4m. tonnes), Tianjin (477Á0 tonnes), Guangzhou (Canton) (435Á2m. tonnes) and Qingdao (406Á9m. tonnes). Population of largest cities in 2010: Shanghai, 20Á22m.; Beijing (Peking), 16Á45m.; Shenzhen, 10Á36m.; Guangzhou (Canton), 9Á70m.; Tianjin, 9Á29m.; Dongguan, 7Á27m.; Wuhan, 6Á84m.; Foshan, 6Á77m.; Chengdu, 6Á32m.; Chongqing, 6Á26m.; Nanjing, 5Á83m.; Shenyang, 5Á72m.; Xian, 5Á21m.; Hangzhou, 5Á16m.; Haerbin, 4Á60m.; Suzhou, 4Á08m.; Dalian, 3Á90m.; Zhengzhou, 3Á68m.; Shantou, 3Á64m.; Jinan, 3Á53m.; Qingdao, 3Á52m.; Changchun, 3Á41m.; Kunming, 3Á28m.; Changsha, 3Á19m.; Taiyuan, 3Á15m.; Xiamen, 3Á12m.; Hefei, 3Á10m.; Urumqi (Wulumuqi), 2Á85m.; Fuzhou, 2Á82m.; Shijiazhuang, 2Á77m.; Wuxi, 2Á76m.; Zhongshan, 2Á74m.; Wenzhou, 2Á69m.; Nanning, 2Á66m.; Ningbo, 2Á58m.; Guiyang, 2Á52m.; Lanzhou, 2Á44m.; Zibo, 2Á26m.; Changzhou, 2Á26m.; Nanchang, 2Á22m.; Xuzhou, 2Á21m.; Tangshan, 2Á13m. China has 56 ethnic groups. keywords: china; chinese; council; country; economic; economy; exports; foreign; gdp; government; growth; hong; hong kong; international; jan; july; kong; mainland; march; national; new; number; party; people; population; president; production; state; taiwan; tonnes; total; trade; usa; world; year; yuan cache: cord-019032-vdiaexbw.txt plain text: cord-019032-vdiaexbw.txt item: #11 of 89 id: cord-022316-mh4pslnv author: Breda, Zélia title: Safety and Security Issues Affecting Inbound Tourism in the People's Republic of China date: 2009-11-16 words: 9169 flesch: 49 summary: After almost 40 years of strict restrictions on travel between the two divided states, the ban on travel via a third country was finally lifted in 1987, allowing Taiwan residents to enter mainland China for the purpose of visiting families. Despite this rapid recovery, the Qiandao Lake tragedy might have caused a long-term impact, similar to the one Tiananmen Square massacre had on the people of Hong Kong, which deeply affected the perception of mainland China, thus strengthening general feelings for independence. keywords: arrivals; china; chinese; country; crime; growth; impact; industry; people; safety; sars; security; taiwan; tourism; tourists; travel; travelers; world cache: cord-022316-mh4pslnv.txt plain text: cord-022316-mh4pslnv.txt item: #12 of 89 id: cord-023510-gd4phncm author: Chuo, Hsin-You title: Theme Park Visitors’ Responses to the SARS Outbreak in Taiwan date: 2007-05-02 words: 5266 flesch: 42 summary: Most SARS cases have occurred in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Canada. Mainland China reported the largest number of SARS infections (5,327) and deaths (348), followed by Hong Kong (1,755; 298) and Taiwan (671; 84) (CDC, 2003; WHO, 2003c) . keywords: outbreak; parks; respondents; risk; sars; sars outbreak; taiwan; theme; theme parks; tourism cache: cord-023510-gd4phncm.txt plain text: cord-023510-gd4phncm.txt item: #13 of 89 id: cord-023837-kenstpja author: None title: China date: 2019 words: 17769 flesch: 62 summary: Mainland China's busiest port in 2012 was Ningbo-Zhoushan (handling 744·0m. tonnes of cargo), followed by Shanghai (637·4m. tonnes), Tianjin (477·0 tonnes), Guangzhou (Canton) (435·2m. tonnes) and Qingdao (406·9m. tonnes). Mandarin in one form or another is spoken by 885m. people in China, or around 70% of the population of mainland China. keywords: china; chinese; economic; economy; foreign; gdp; government; growth; hong; hong kong; international; jan; july; kong; mainland; national; number; party; people; population; power; production; rate; republic; schools; state; taiwan; tonnes; total; usa; world; year; yuan cache: cord-023837-kenstpja.txt plain text: cord-023837-kenstpja.txt item: #14 of 89 id: cord-024045-mtfqaepe author: Kuo, Jia-Hong title: The prospect and development of incinerators for municipal solid waste treatment and characteristics of their pollutants in Taiwan date: 2008-01-24 words: 4223 flesch: 39 summary: Monthly Taiwan directorate-general of budget, according and statistics (TDGBAS) Human exposure to heavy metals in the vicinity of Portuguese solid waste incinerators -Part 1: biomonitoring of Pb, Cd and Hg in blood of the general population TEPA, Construction Project for MSW Resource Recovery Plants Monitoring internal exposure to metals and organic substances in workers at a hazardous waste incinerator after 3 years of operation Waste Incinerator Air Pollutant Emissions Standards Characterization of dioxin emissions from two municipal solid waste incinerators in Taiwan Reducing PCDD/F formation by adding sulfur as inhibitor in waste incineration processes Destruction of PCDD/Fs by SCR from flue gases of municipal waste incinerator and metal smelting plant The capture of heavy metal from incineration using the spray dryer integrated with the fabric filter with different additives Simultaneous control of heavy metals and organics using a fluidized bed adsorber Control of acid gases using a fluidized bed adsorber Characteristics of continuous analyzers for nitrous oxide in flue gas from municipal incinerators Hazardous waste management problem: the case for incineration Formations and controls of HCl and PAHs by different additives during waste incineration Influences of chlorine content on emission of HCl and organic compounds in waste incineration using fluidized beds Emissions from a controlled fire in municipal solid waste bales Reaction characteristic of Ca(OH) 2 . HCl and SO 2 at low temperature in a spray dryer integrated with a fabric filter Simultaneous control of acid gases and PAHs using a spray dryer integrated with a fabric filter using different additives Catalytic treating of SO 2 , NO, HCl from incineration flue gas over activated carbon supported metal oxides Study of SO 2 adsorption and thermal regeneration over a spent activated carbon-supported copper oxide catalyst Carbon material as catalyst supports for SO 2 oxidation: catalytic activity of CuO/AC Catalytic oxidization of SO 2 from incineration flue gas over bimetallic Cu-Ce catalysts Simultaneous treatment of organic compounds, CO and NO x in the incineration flue gas by three-way catalysts Desorption behaviour of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans on a packed fly ash bed Comparative evaluation of techniques for controlling the formation and emission of chlorinated dioxins/furans in municipal waste incineration Formation and removal of PCDD/Fs in a municipal waste incinerator during different operating periods Chemical inhibition of PCDD/F formation in incineration processes Low temperature decomposition of PCB by TiO 2 -based V 2 O 5 /WO 3 catalyst: evaluation of the relevance of PCDF formation and insights into the first step of oxidative destruction of chlorinated aromatics Low temperature decomposition of PCDD/PCDF, chlorobenzenes and PAHs by TiO 2 -based V 2 O 5 -WO 3 catalysts Environmental Protection Statistics keywords: control; emission; incineration; incinerators; metals; msw; taiwan; treatment; waste cache: cord-024045-mtfqaepe.txt plain text: cord-024045-mtfqaepe.txt item: #15 of 89 id: cord-024982-4f6m3kfc author: Che Huei, Lin title: Occupational health and safety hazards faced by healthcare professionals in Taiwan: A systematic review of risk factors and control strategies date: 2020-05-18 words: 5063 flesch: 34 summary: key: cord-024982-4f6m3kfc authors: Che Huei, Lin; Ya-Wen, Lin; Chiu Ming, Yang; Li Chen, Hung; Jong Yi, Wang; Ming Hung, Lin title: Occupational health and safety hazards faced by healthcare professionals in Taiwan: A systematic review of risk factors and control strategies date: 2020-05-18 journal: SAGE Open Med DOI: 10.1177/2050312120918999 sha: doc_id: 24982 cord_uid: 4f6m3kfc BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals in Taiwan are exposed to a myriad of occupational health and safety hazards, including physical, biological, chemical, ergonomic, and psychosocial hazards. The WHO 2 also reports that all healthcare workers, including healthcare professionals, are exposed to occupational hazards. keywords: control; factors; hazards; healthcare; healthcare professionals; professionals; review; risk; safety; strategies; study; taiwan; workers cache: cord-024982-4f6m3kfc.txt plain text: cord-024982-4f6m3kfc.txt item: #16 of 89 id: cord-030504-442pnl5s author: Sun, Haiyan title: Molecular characteristics of the VP1 region of enterovirus 71 strains in China date: 2020-08-14 words: 3547 flesch: 48 summary: These studies suggest that there is still a need for strengthening surveillance of EV71 genotypes and the development of new EV71 vaccines. Therefore, genome monitoring of EV71 epidemic strains is of great significance for the prevention and control of EV71 epidemics and can guide the application of the EV71 vaccine to a certain extent. keywords: china; enterovirus; ev71; genotype; strains; taiwan; vaccine; vp1 cache: cord-030504-442pnl5s.txt plain text: cord-030504-442pnl5s.txt item: #17 of 89 id: cord-030602-nh0s3maw author: Shen, Ching-Fen title: The potential role of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in reducing acute respiratory inflammation in community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia date: 2020-08-19 words: 4992 flesch: 37 summary: Among all pneumococcal disease, pneumococcal pneumonia serotypes are associated with the greatest severity and highest mortality rates [22, 23] . PCV7 is the major type of pneumococcal vaccine (32.2%) among all vaccinated patients, followed by PCV13 (12.2%). keywords: children; disease; patients; pneumococcal; pneumonia; serotypes; study; taiwan; vaccine; years cache: cord-030602-nh0s3maw.txt plain text: cord-030602-nh0s3maw.txt item: #18 of 89 id: cord-033204-v17d98c9 author: Yen, Wei‐Ting title: Taiwan’s COVID‐19 Management: Developmental State, Digital Governance, and State‐Society Synergy date: 2020-09-23 words: 6585 flesch: 50 summary: Originally, the chief commander was the Director-General of Taiwan's CDC, but soon after China locked down Wuhan on January 23rd, the Minister of Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), the superior unit of Taiwan CDC, became the new chief commander of CECC. Taiwan CDC Inside Taiwan's new digital democracy Coronavirus: Taiwan making progress in getting illegal migrant workers to come forward. keywords: china; covid-19; crisis; disease; governance; government; health; mask; policy; production; response; sars; society; taiwan cache: cord-033204-v17d98c9.txt plain text: cord-033204-v17d98c9.txt item: #19 of 89 id: cord-253111-n5ywei4t author: Keck, Frédéric title: Avian preparedness: simulations of bird diseases and reverse scenarios of extinction in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore date: 2018-04-14 words: 9697 flesch: 44 summary: Gavin had first analysed the genome of fungi, then of the SARS coronavirus, then of bird flu viruses. key: cord-253111-n5ywei4t authors: Keck, Frédéric title: Avian preparedness: simulations of bird diseases and reverse scenarios of extinction in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore date: 2018-04-14 journal: J R Anthropol Inst DOI: 10.1111/1467-9655.12813 sha: doc_id: 253111 cord_uid: n5ywei4t This article describes relations between humans, animals, artefacts, and pathogens in simulations of disasters, taking bird diseases in three Chinese sentinel posts as ethnographic cases. keywords: actors; animals; birds; diseases; exercise; gavin; health; hong; hong kong; humans; influenza; kong; pandemic; public; relations; ritual; simulations; singapore; taiwan; techniques; viruses cache: cord-253111-n5ywei4t.txt plain text: cord-253111-n5ywei4t.txt item: #20 of 89 id: cord-256504-odbaubqm author: Kuo, Fang‐Li title: Survey on perceived work stress and its influencing factors among hospital staff during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Taiwan date: 2020-08-19 words: 3210 flesch: 46 summary: This could be attributed to physical discomfort caused by protective equipment, also, nurses often Previous studies have shown that work stress is related to one's demographic characteristics, 13, 17 and that child care at home is a common problem for hospital staff, 28, 29 which is an important factor leading to work-family conflicts. Among participants who experienced severe stress (n = 129), work stress was higher among those with rather than without minor children. keywords: hospital; nurses; pandemic; staff; stress; study; taiwan; work cache: cord-256504-odbaubqm.txt plain text: cord-256504-odbaubqm.txt item: #21 of 89 id: cord-257917-4496gzdu author: Liou, Shwu-Ru title: Relationships between disaster nursing competence, anticipatory disaster stress and motivation for disaster engagement date: 2020-02-25 words: 4486 flesch: 41 summary: Therefore, it is critical to understand how to help disaster nurses overcome personal stress and assist others, such as colleagues and survivors, to effectively cope with stress as well [16] . Studies focused on disaster nursing in Taiwan and other countries revealed that existing preparedness for and competence in disaster response among hospital personnel including nurses is less than optimal [7] [8] [9] and is often fragmented, or not available at all [5] . keywords: competence; disaster; events; motivation; nurses; nursing; stress; study cache: cord-257917-4496gzdu.txt plain text: cord-257917-4496gzdu.txt item: #22 of 89 id: cord-262646-64ldtrjf author: Chuang, Pei-Hung title: A dynamic estimation of the daily cumulative cases during infectious disease surveillance: application to dengue fever date: 2010-05-27 words: 4153 flesch: 52 summary: i = 1) by calculating the proportion of confirmed positive dengue cases out of the suspect cases using the data with onset date within 1 year before the date c. Based on a parametric approach, we assumed the OC-time for a given case status, P(T|y i ), follow a gamma distribution. In this article, we use confirmed dengue cases and positive cases interchangeably. keywords: cases; daily; date; dengue; number; time cache: cord-262646-64ldtrjf.txt plain text: cord-262646-64ldtrjf.txt item: #23 of 89 id: cord-264560-hxvadp24 author: Liu, Jui-Yao title: Analysis of Imported Cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan: A Nationwide Study date: 2020-05-09 words: 4345 flesch: 56 summary: Time from arrival to disease confirmation for imported COVID-19 cases in Taiwan from 21 January to 6 April 2020. The incidence of locally acquired COVID-19 cases remains sporadic although there are hundreds of imported COVID-19 cases in Taiwan (Figure 7) . keywords: arrival; cases; covid-19; days; disease; home; symptoms cache: cord-264560-hxvadp24.txt plain text: cord-264560-hxvadp24.txt item: #24 of 89 id: cord-265146-j0n3a4m6 author: Hsieh, Ying-Hen title: Ascertaining the 2004–2006 HIV type 1 CRF07_BC outbreak among injecting drug users in Taiwan date: 2013-02-12 words: 4158 flesch: 53 summary: Correlation results also suggest that the upsurge in male HIV cases led to the subsequent drastic surge in female cases. Correlation results also suggest that the upsurge in male HIV cases led to the subsequent drastic surge in female cases. keywords: cases; female; hiv; idus; series; taiwan; time cache: cord-265146-j0n3a4m6.txt plain text: cord-265146-j0n3a4m6.txt item: #25 of 89 id: cord-265774-oci77t99 author: Chen, Yu-Wen title: Viral etiology of bronchiolitis among pediatric inpatients in northern Taiwan with emphasis on newly identified respiratory viruses date: 2012-10-02 words: 2630 flesch: 41 summary: For CPEpositive tubes, a screening kit of immunofluorescence assay for respiratory virus (Chemicon Inc., Temecula, California, USA) was used for further examination of respiratory virus infection. The association of newly identified respiratory viruses with lower respiratory tract infections in Korean children Detection of new respiratory viruses in hospitalized infants with bronchiolitis: a three-year prospective study Respiratory syncytial virus: a continuing culprit and conundrum Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus infection in northern Taiwan, 2001e2005dseasonality, clinical characteristics, and disease burden Etiology of bronchiolitis in a hospitalized pediatric population: prospective multicenter study Respiratory syncytial virus, human bocavirus and rhinovirus bronchiolitis in infants Human metapneumovirus infections in hospitalised infants in Spain Prospective multicenter study of the viral etiology of bronchiolitis in the emergency department Human metapneumovirus as a causative agent of acute bronchiolitis in infants High prevalence of human bocavirus detected in young children with severe acute lower respiratory tract disease by use of a standard PCR protocol and a novel real-time PCR protocol Association of respiratory picornaviruses with acute bronchiolitis in French infants Differential detection of rhinoviruses and enteroviruses RNA sequences associated with classical immunofluorescence assay detection of respiratory virus antigens in nasopharyngeal swabs from infants with bronchiolitis Association of rhinovirus infection with increased disease severity in acute bronchiolitis High rate of viral identification and coinfections in infants with acute bronchiolitis Viral etiology of acute lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalized young children in northern Taiwan keywords: bronchiolitis; children; infection; rsv; study; viruses cache: cord-265774-oci77t99.txt plain text: cord-265774-oci77t99.txt item: #26 of 89 id: cord-266123-q75f12vh author: Lin, Che-huei title: The pharmaceutical practice of mask distribution by pharmacists in Taiwan’s community pharmacies under the Mask Real-Name System, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak date: 2020-10-19 words: 3189 flesch: 42 summary: key: cord-266123-q75f12vh authors: Lin, Che-huei; Lin, Ya-Wen; Wang, Jong-yi; Lin, Ming-hung title: The pharmaceutical practice of mask distribution by pharmacists in Taiwan’s community pharmacies under the Mask Real-Name System, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak date: 2020-10-19 journal: Given their proven performance record as being a reliable resource for helping to implement public health promotion initiatives by the Taiwanese government, community pharmacies were enlisted to assist in the distribution of face masks to citizens across the country. keywords: community; government; health; masks; pharmacies; public; system; taiwan cache: cord-266123-q75f12vh.txt plain text: cord-266123-q75f12vh.txt item: #27 of 89 id: cord-267136-1abp6oom author: Lan, Yu-Ching title: Phylogenetic analysis and sequence comparisons of structural and non-structural SARS coronavirus proteins in Taiwan date: 2004-12-07 words: 3111 flesch: 54 summary: A BLAST search was performed to locate SARS CoV sequences in the GenBank database. If we assume that the RBD is (a) conserved among different SCoVs, including civet SCoVs (Bonavia et al., 2002) , and (b) more than 30-50 amino acids in length (Lasky et al., 1987) , then it is possible that the RBD can be mapped onto amino acid residues 360-442. Identification of a receptor-binding domain of the spike glycoprotein of human coronavirus HCoV-229E Memoir of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Control in Taiwan Severe acute respiratory syndrome Analysis of the whole-length sequences of ten strains of SARS coronavirus in Taiwan and its epidemiological implications Amino acid comparisons of S proteins from 44 human and civet SCoVs. keywords: amino; civet; epidemic; human; sars; scovs; sequences cache: cord-267136-1abp6oom.txt plain text: cord-267136-1abp6oom.txt item: #28 of 89 id: cord-268278-owmcxq9e author: Lin, Yu-Kai title: High-temperature indices associated with mortality and outpatient visits: Characterizing the association with elevated temperature()() date: 2012-06-15 words: 4921 flesch: 38 summary: The present study proposed an alternative method to estimate the cumulative RR using DLMN and presented non-linear associations between high temperature indices and mortality, and outpatient visits as well. Likewise, all high-temperature indices are significantly associated with mortality in this study because temperature indices are highly correlated with each other. keywords: heat; index; indices; mortality; outpatient; study; taiwan; temperature; visits cache: cord-268278-owmcxq9e.txt plain text: cord-268278-owmcxq9e.txt item: #29 of 89 id: cord-268370-kfjujs4z author: Huang, Yu-Tung title: Hospitalization for Ambulatory-care-sensitive Conditions in Taiwan Following the SARS Outbreak: A Population-based Interrupted Time Series Study date: 2009-05-31 words: 3294 flesch: 41 summary: In conclusion, we found that the impact of SARS on hospital admission rates after the SARS outbreak varied among different conditions. Since SARS is associated with the respiratory system, people with respiratory conditions were more likely to avoid hospital contact compared with people with other conditions. keywords: conditions; outbreak; period; post; rates; sars cache: cord-268370-kfjujs4z.txt plain text: cord-268370-kfjujs4z.txt item: #30 of 89 id: cord-269723-gm65p1op author: Tzeng, Nian-Sheng title: What could we learn from SARS when facing the mental health issues related to the COVID-19 outbreak? A nationwide cohort study in Taiwan date: 2020-10-06 words: 4381 flesch: 37 summary: SARS patients aged 45-64 years, ≧65 years, with the CCI score ≧2, and care from the medical centers and regional hospitals, were associated with an increased risk for psychiatric disorders and suicide. On the other hand, the severe sequela in SARS patients, especially the lung fibrosis, may be not common in COVID-19 6, 7 . keywords: cohort; disorders; patients; psychiatric; risk; sars; study; suicide; years cache: cord-269723-gm65p1op.txt plain text: cord-269723-gm65p1op.txt item: #31 of 89 id: cord-269772-4zrmsw2f author: Liu, Ming-Der title: Changing risk awareness and personal protection measures for low to high pathogenic avian influenza in live-poultry markets in Taiwan, 2007 to 2012 date: 2015-06-24 words: 7729 flesch: 44 summary: Human infection with avian influenza A H6N1 virus: an epidemiological analysis Knowledge and anticipated attitudes of the community about bird flu outbreak in Turkey Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) relating to avian influenza in urban and rural areas of China Global alert to avian influenza virus infection: From H5N1 to H7N9 Hong Kong places curbs on market poultry Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses attitudes, and practices regarding avian influenza (H5N1) Avoiding the risk of infection when working with poultry that is suspected of having H5 or H7 notifiable avian influenza Effectiveness of personal protective equipment and oseltamivir prophylaxis during avian influenza A (H7N7) epidemic, the Netherlands Self-reported use of personal protective equipment among Chinese critical care clinicians during 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic Barriers to vaccinating the elderly with H1N1 vaccine Why do I need it? To increase the sample size for the areas with LPAI H5N2 outbreaks, which is the most neglected and important issue to be addressed, we covered all the major LPMs in the outbreak areas and asked as many people as possible to answer the questions at each study site. keywords: avian; awareness; crs; h5n2; hpai; human; influenza; lpai; lpmws; outbreaks; poultry; risk; taiwan cache: cord-269772-4zrmsw2f.txt plain text: cord-269772-4zrmsw2f.txt item: #32 of 89 id: cord-271660-5sfkhg19 author: Sun, Hsin-Yun title: Impact of introducing fluorescent microscopy on hospital tuberculosis control: A before-after study at a high caseload medical center in Taiwan date: 2020-04-03 words: 3893 flesch: 35 summary: Contact investigation had been expanded to all HCWs who were exposed to TB patients since 2004. In keeping with previous observations (S3 Table) , the absence of cough and other typical symptoms is a barrier to prompt respiratory isolation of TB patients (S2 Table) . keywords: isolation; microscopy; patients; respiratory; risk; smear; tuberculosis cache: cord-271660-5sfkhg19.txt plain text: cord-271660-5sfkhg19.txt item: #33 of 89 id: cord-272838-wjapj65w author: Liou, Je-Liang title: The effect of China's open-door tourism policy on Taiwan: Promoting or suppressing tourism from other countries to Taiwan? date: 2019-12-09 words: 8152 flesch: 53 summary: However, these positive impacts may not occur if the number of inbound tourists is less than that stipulated by policies implemented by other nations. If the current preparation and arrangement of travel and tourism facilities is specifically designed or developed for China due to its large number of inbound tourists, then other nations have the opportunity to use them only incidentally. keywords: china; inbound; increase; nations; number; policy; regions; revenue; taiwan; tourism; tourists cache: cord-272838-wjapj65w.txt plain text: cord-272838-wjapj65w.txt item: #34 of 89 id: cord-273291-75j2axjd author: Chen, Ying-Chu title: System dynamics evaluation of household water use behavior and associated greenhouse gas emissions and environmental costs: A case study of Taipei city date: 2020-10-31 words: 5283 flesch: 50 summary: Household water use can help make water consumption a key indicator of human behavior [20] . Household water use is frequently assessed by questionnaire or established models. keywords: clothes; emissions; ghg; household; model; respondents; saving; study; use; volume; washing; water cache: cord-273291-75j2axjd.txt plain text: cord-273291-75j2axjd.txt item: #35 of 89 id: cord-275510-fotolimq author: Sytwu, Huey-Kang title: Expeditious responses to COVID-19 crisis: from governmental management to laboratory approach date: 2020-09-19 words: 1459 flesch: 32 summary: f CECC requested National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), the only mission-oriented medical and health research center in Taiwan, to take the responsibility in coordinating clinical resources and provide a national technology platform for COVID-19 research. Taiwan is so close to Mainland China and was expected to have a very high incidence and number of COVID-19 cases in 2020. keywords: covid-19; health; outbreak; taiwan cache: cord-275510-fotolimq.txt plain text: cord-275510-fotolimq.txt item: #36 of 89 id: cord-276197-gmx1p71j author: Shen, Gwan-Han title: Does empirical treatment of community-acquired pneumonia with fluoroquinolones delay tuberculosis treatment and result in fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis? Controversies and solutions date: 2012-03-31 words: 3838 flesch: 46 summary: In Taiwan, ca. 20% of pulmonary TB patients have LLFTB [33] . 44-55% of active TB patients were given an incorrect diagnosis at the initial presentation, mainly because of atypical radiographic manifestations [32] . keywords: cap; isolates; patients; resistance; taiwan; tuberculosis cache: cord-276197-gmx1p71j.txt plain text: cord-276197-gmx1p71j.txt item: #37 of 89 id: cord-279754-95zawygq author: Hsu, Yu-Chen title: Risk and Outbreak Communication: Lessons from Taiwan's Experiences in the Post-SARS Era date: 2017-04-01 words: 3387 flesch: 42 summary: In addition, WHO emphasized that risk communication is one of the 8 core functions that WHO member states must fulfill as signatories to the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) . Risk communication is also a component of global and country preparedness for an influenza pandemic, as part of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) framework. keywords: cdc; communication; health; outbreak; public; risk; sars; taiwan cache: cord-279754-95zawygq.txt plain text: cord-279754-95zawygq.txt item: #38 of 89 id: cord-280403-fcdmbo4c author: Chang, Yuhsuan title: Telecommuting during the coronavirus pandemic: Future time orientation as a mediator between proactive coping and perceived work productivity in two cultural samples date: 2020-11-07 words: 4105 flesch: 35 summary: key: cord-280403-fcdmbo4c authors: Chang, Yuhsuan; Chien, Chuang-Rei; Shen, Li-Fang title: Telecommuting during the coronavirus pandemic: Future time orientation as a mediator between proactive coping and perceived work productivity in two cultural samples date: 2020-11-07 journal: Pers Individ Dif DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110508 sha: doc_id: 280403 cord_uid: fcdmbo4c This study examines the relationship between proactive coping, future time orientation, and perceived work productivity during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, based on the work-from-home experience of employees in Taiwan and the United States (U.S.). The results show that in the relationship between proactive coping and perceived work productivity, future time orientation acts as a full mediator in Taiwan and a partial mediator in the U.S. keywords: coping; future; orientation; proactive; time; work cache: cord-280403-fcdmbo4c.txt plain text: cord-280403-fcdmbo4c.txt item: #39 of 89 id: cord-285804-lyj9tua8 author: Chen, Yu-Ju title: Stockpile Model of Personal Protective Equipment in Taiwan date: 2017-04-01 words: 2980 flesch: 38 summary: To solve the issue of low consumption and having a mostly out-of-date PPE stockpile in the central health authority during nonepidemic periods, while maintaining the minimum stockpile, the Taiwan CDC reviewed and evaluated different stockpile models in other countries and developed a replacement model for PPE stockpile management. During nonepidemic periods, rotating PPE stock to the market through The 3 main components of the PPE stockpiling system in the central health authority are warehouse management, stockpile replacement, and joint procurement, which are all carried out by private contractors. keywords: health; masks; model; ppe; replacement; stockpile; taiwan cache: cord-285804-lyj9tua8.txt plain text: cord-285804-lyj9tua8.txt item: #40 of 89 id: cord-286014-cc99e24x author: Jang, T.-N title: Severe acute respiratory syndrome in Taiwan: analysis of epidemiological characteristics in 29 cases date: 2003-11-05 words: 3031 flesch: 51 summary: Among the patients, 10 (34.5%) had been to hospitals with known SARS outbreak, 6 (20.7%) were healthcare workers, 4 (13.8%) were household contacts, 4 (13.8%) were unknown, 3 (10.3%) had recently traveled to mainland China or Hong Kong, and 2 (6.9%) had social contact with SARS patients. However, when seven cases of SARS were reported among healthcare workers at Hospital A on April 22, 2003 , the incidence of SARS cases in Taiwan increased dramatically. keywords: cases; hospital; outbreak; patients; sars; syndrome; taiwan cache: cord-286014-cc99e24x.txt plain text: cord-286014-cc99e24x.txt item: #41 of 89 id: cord-286274-1tb3uha2 author: Chen, Ming-Hsiang title: The economy, tourism growth and corporate performance in the Taiwanese hotel industry date: 2009-08-18 words: 8665 flesch: 46 summary: However, neither [Formula: see text] nor [Formula: see text] have a significant influence on hotel stock performance. As mentioned, ROA and ROE measure profitability of hotel companies, whereas stock price can evaluate hotel stock performance. keywords: companies; economic; effects; expansion; factor; growth; hotel; hotel industry; industry; performance; rate; stock; tourism cache: cord-286274-1tb3uha2.txt plain text: cord-286274-1tb3uha2.txt item: #42 of 89 id: cord-287739-58fth3xl author: Huang, Yhu-Chering title: Successful Control of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Endemic Neonatal Intensive Care Units—A 7-Year Campaign date: 2011-08-12 words: 3824 flesch: 35 summary: The reduction of MRSA infection was gradual and significantly; it appeared to occur prominently for two specific time periods, from 2001 to 2002 and from 2004 to 2005. In contrast, the rate of MRSA infection among the non-colonized infants was similar during both periods; even, MRSA HA infection rate increased slightly in 2007 when the strategy of 'search and destroy' was discontinued since the supported grant was due. keywords: aureus; infection; isolates; methicillin; mrsa; nicus; staphylococcus cache: cord-287739-58fth3xl.txt plain text: cord-287739-58fth3xl.txt item: #43 of 89 id: cord-288510-v90jryi2 author: Sun, Ya-Yen title: Why hotel rooms were not full during a hallmark sporting event: The 2009 World Games experience date: 2012-10-09 words: 9076 flesch: 39 summary: For the month of the WG in July, the occupancy rate of Kaohsiung tourism hotels was 64%, and the general hotels reported 47% occupancy, which was only 2% and 4% higher than the national average respectively. The high room price and relatively low occupancy rate compensated for each other so that total sales of Kaohsiung tourism hotels during the WG, US$10.9 million, were similar to the sales level of other periods. keywords: accommodation; business; city; event; games; government; hotel; impact; international; kaohsiung; koc; occupancy; room; study; taiwan; tourism; world; world games cache: cord-288510-v90jryi2.txt plain text: cord-288510-v90jryi2.txt item: #44 of 89 id: cord-288983-a6s9di4g author: Su, Sheng-Fang title: How Taiwan, a non-WHO member, takes actions in response to COVID-19 date: 2020-06-17 words: 1822 flesch: 45 summary: Taiwan CDC sent an email to WHO International Health Regulations (IHR): News resources today indicate that at least seven atypical pneumonia cases were reported in Wuhan, China. Taiwan designated 134 response and isolation hospitals, as well as 52 regional hospitals or medical centers for treatment of confirmed cases, to establish the Communicable Disease Control Medical Network (CDCMN) keywords: cases; covid-19; health; isolation; quarantine; taiwan cache: cord-288983-a6s9di4g.txt plain text: cord-288983-a6s9di4g.txt item: #45 of 89 id: cord-289378-ghmqd3yv author: Wang, Peng-Wei title: Subjective Deterioration of Physical and Psychological Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan: Their Association with the Adoption of Protective Behaviors and Mental Health Problems date: 2020-09-18 words: 6484 flesch: 34 summary: It is reasonable to hypothesize that the deterioration of psychological health is significantly associated with sleep problems and suicidal ideation that have become more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic, whether the deterioration of physical health is significantly associated with sleep problems and suicidal ideation bears further exploration. The impact of physical activity on psychological health during Covid-19 pandemic in Italy COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on mental health of healthcare professionals Social Learning Theory and the Health Belief Model Fear and the 2019-nCoV outbreak Immediate Psychological Responses and Associated Factors during the Initial Stage of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Epidemic among the General Population in China The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: Rapid review of the evidence Anxiety, worry and cognitive risk estimate in relation to protective behaviors during the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 pandemic in Hong Kong: Ten cross-sectional surveys The Effects of Social Support on Sleep Quality of Medical Staff Treating Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in January and February 2020 in China Generalized anxiety disorder, depressive symptoms and sleep quality during COVID-19 outbreak in China: A web-based cross-sectional survey Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease A longitudinal study on the mental health of general population during the COVID-19 epidemic in China The impact of community psychological responses on outbreak control for severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong Human Factors Considerations in Using Personal Protective Equipment in the COVID-19 Pandemic Context: A Bi-national Survey Study Aggregated COVID-19 suicide incidences in India: Fear of COVID-19 infection is the prominent causative factor COVID-19-Related Information Sources and Their Relationships with Confidence of People in Coping with COVID-19: A Facebook Survey Study in Taiwan (Preprint) Changes in Sex Life among People in Taiwan during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Roles of Risk Perception, General Anxiety, and Demographic Characteristics COVID-19-Related Factors Associated with Sleep Disturbance and Suicidal Thoughts among the Taiwanese Public: A Facebook Survey Psychosocial impact among the public of the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic in Taiwan Social support measurement Reliability and factorial structure of the Chinese version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory State Trait Anxiety Inventory: A Test Manual/Test Form Predictive validity of a five-item symptom checklist to screen psychiatric morbidity and suicide ideation in general population and psychiatric settings Development and verification of validity and reliability of a short screening instrument to identify psychiatric morbidity The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations Social media divide: Characteristics of emerging adults who do not use social network websites The Use of Facebook in Recruiting Participants for Health Research Purposes: A Systematic Review Social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic can increase physical inactivity and the global burden of cardiovascular disease Using eHealth to Support COVID-19 Education, Self-Assessment, and Symptom Monitoring in the Netherlands: Observational Study COVID-19 related stress exacerbates common physical and mental pathologies and affects treatment (Review) Infodemic and Emerging Issues through a Data Lens: The Case of China Theoretical explanations for maintenance of behaviour change: A systematic review of behaviour theories Estudio de la relación del entorno psicosocial en la práctica deportiva de la mujer Prevalence and Predictors of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Compliance with Precautionary Measures: Age and Sex Matter Public behavior change, perceptions, depression, and anxiety in relation to the COVID-19 outbreak © 2020 by the authors keywords: anxiety; covid-19; covid-19 pandemic; deterioration; health; pandemic; respondents; study cache: cord-289378-ghmqd3yv.txt plain text: cord-289378-ghmqd3yv.txt item: #46 of 89 id: cord-290119-2yao5a80 author: Chiang, Wen-Chu title: EMS in Taiwan: Past, present, and future() date: 2008-12-06 words: 3163 flesch: 43 summary: The intervention initially arose from a scientific interest in one medical centre, NTUH (National Taiwan University Hospital), but is now popular in many hospitals because of initial favorable outcome data, patient demands, and payments form the NIH. Diversity in population density and its geographical distribution heavily influence the distinct blueprints of Taiwan EMS development in the future. Hospital EDs that are determined as capable of receiving ambulance patients are designated as EMS response hospitals by law. keywords: care; emergency; ems; hospital; medical; patients; pre; system; taiwan cache: cord-290119-2yao5a80.txt plain text: cord-290119-2yao5a80.txt item: #47 of 89 id: cord-290257-2u228xe9 author: Hsu, Chih-Cheng title: Confidence in controlling a SARS outbreak: Experiences of public health nurses in managing home quarantine measures in Taiwan date: 2006-05-05 words: 3085 flesch: 45 summary: On May 26, 2003, 1 questionnaire was mailed to each of the 361 health centers to be completed by the head nurse or the nurse in charge of SARS epidemic control. One section of the questionnaire was designed to collect baseline information, including (1) demographics, (2) number of quarantined cases managed and responsibilities within the previous week (itemizing quarantine-related extra workload), and (3) the date the nurses predicted SARS epidemic would end. keywords: control; epidemic; health; nurses; public; sars; taiwan cache: cord-290257-2u228xe9.txt plain text: cord-290257-2u228xe9.txt item: #48 of 89 id: cord-292337-74c69z28 author: Tsai, Shin-Han title: Transporting Patient with Suspected SARS date: 2004-07-17 words: 1473 flesch: 53 summary: Although data from systematic studies of SARS do not exist, evidence suggests that this disease has psychosocial consequences for SARS patients, their families, and society. In May 2003, several outer islands belonging to Taiwan reported SARS, and on June 2, 2003, Penghu Army Hospital reported a 40year-old man with suspected SARS. keywords: patients; piu; sars; taiwan cache: cord-292337-74c69z28.txt plain text: cord-292337-74c69z28.txt item: #49 of 89 id: cord-292660-02oynmvt author: Tsai, Jong‐Rung title: Decline in invasive pneumococcus diseases while combating the COVID‐19 pandemic in Taiwan date: 2020-05-26 words: 264 flesch: 44 summary: key: cord-292660-02oynmvt authors: Tsai, Jong‐Rung; Yang, Chih‐Jen; Huang, Wei‐Ling; Chen, Yen‐Hsu title: Decline in invasive pneumococcus diseases while combating the COVID‐19 pandemic in Taiwan date: 2020-05-26 journal: Kaohsiung J Med Sci DOI: 10.1002/kjm2.12233 sha: doc_id: 292660 cord_uid: 02oynmvt nan According to the Taiwan CDC, there has been a marked decline in invasive pneumococcus disease since February 2020 compared with cases in the past 5 years (Figure 1 ). Invasive pneumococcal disease is defined as an infection confirmed by the isolation of S pneumoniae from a normally sterile site, such as blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and pleural, joint, or peritoneal fluid. keywords: pneumoniae cache: cord-292660-02oynmvt.txt plain text: cord-292660-02oynmvt.txt item: #50 of 89 id: cord-293268-6l1fyl93 author: Cheng, Hao-Yuan title: Initial rapid and proactive response for the COVID-19 outbreak — Taiwan's experience date: 2020-03-25 words: 948 flesch: 45 summary: key: cord-293268-6l1fyl93 authors: Cheng, Hao-Yuan; Li, Shu-Ying; Yang, Chin-Hui title: Initial rapid and proactive response for the COVID-19 outbreak — Taiwan's experience date: 2020-03-25 journal: J Formos Med Assoc DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2020.03.007 sha: doc_id: 293268 cord_uid: 6l1fyl93 nan On December 31, 2019, Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) detected the news about an outbreak of atypical pneumonia with unknown etiology in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, from social media. Before the outbreak, Taiwan CDC has established comprehensive surveillance systems that included laboratory and social media surveillance. keywords: covid-19; outbreak; taiwan cache: cord-293268-6l1fyl93.txt plain text: cord-293268-6l1fyl93.txt item: #51 of 89 id: cord-293403-o1i999hy author: Holliday, Ian title: E-health in the East Asian tigers date: 2004-09-11 words: 6841 flesch: 50 summary: Economic, organizational, legal, regulatory, and cultural conflicts rooted in the US healthcare system are all barriers to e-healthcare provision. It describes five main dimensions of e-health provision in the tigers: policymaking, regulation, provision, funding and physician-patient relations. keywords: east; government; healthcare; hong; information; internet; kong; patients; sector; singapore; state; system; taiwan; tigers cache: cord-293403-o1i999hy.txt plain text: cord-293403-o1i999hy.txt item: #52 of 89 id: cord-293430-h4r0jpy5 author: Wang, Tsung-Hsi title: Unexplained Deaths and Critical Illnesses of Suspected Infectious Cause, Taiwan, 2000–2005 date: 2008-10-17 words: 1965 flesch: 43 summary: Although various efforts have been proposed and conducted to analyze secondary data periodically (6) (7) (8) (9) , they generally provide information for the less urgent decision making in health policy and may not be in time for infectious disease control. She was the previous coordinator of COUNEX and conducted investigations for infectious disease outbreaks. keywords: acute; cases; control; disease; surveillance; taiwan cache: cord-293430-h4r0jpy5.txt plain text: cord-293430-h4r0jpy5.txt item: #53 of 89 id: cord-294452-432t0q7w author: Liu, Keh-Sen title: The impact of global budgeting in Taiwan on inpatients with unexplained fever date: 2019-09-13 words: 5476 flesch: 49 summary: The impact of several independent variables on diagnostic costs, drug costs and therapy costs in the patients with unexplained fever (Generalized linear model). Table 7 Age stratification of unexplained fever patients before and after implementation of global budget (GB). keywords: costs; fever; hospitals; patients; taiwan cache: cord-294452-432t0q7w.txt plain text: cord-294452-432t0q7w.txt item: #54 of 89 id: cord-296752-jvhgrsbm author: Phan, Huy P. title: Introducing the Study of Life and Death Education to Support the Importance of Positive Psychology: An Integrated Model of Philosophical Beliefs, Religious Faith, and Spirituality date: 2020-10-08 words: 12498 flesch: 31 summary: Front Psychol DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.580186 sha: doc_id: 296752 cord_uid: jvhgrsbm Life education, also known as life and death education, is an important subject in Taiwan with institutions (e.g., high school) offering degree programs and courses that focus on quality learning and implementation of life education. What is interesting from the perspective of Taiwanese education is that the teaching of life education also incorporates a number of Eastern-derived and conceptualized tenets, for example, Buddhist teaching and the importance of spiritual wisdom. keywords: death; development; et al; example; experiences; life education; person; personal; phan; psychology; seligman; spirituality; study; teaching cache: cord-296752-jvhgrsbm.txt plain text: cord-296752-jvhgrsbm.txt item: #55 of 89 id: cord-300815-1vy787md author: Fang, Li-Qun title: Travel-related infections in mainland China, 2014–16: an active surveillance study date: 2018-07-20 words: 3916 flesch: 39 summary: Lancet Public Health DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(18)30127-0 sha: doc_id: 300815 cord_uid: 1vy787md BACKGROUND: Transmission of infection through international travel is a growing health issue, and the frequency of imported infection is increasing in China. Our findings should increase public awareness of the potential risk of imported infections, and help health-care providers to make evidence-based health recommendations to travellers. keywords: cases; china; health; infections; mainland; surveillance; travellers; virus cache: cord-300815-1vy787md.txt plain text: cord-300815-1vy787md.txt item: #56 of 89 id: cord-303528-4myoqms8 author: Song, Yann-Huei title: Cross–strait interactions on the South China Sea issues: a need for CBMs date: 2005-05-31 words: 11074 flesch: 47 summary: It is also believed that the move was taken for the strategic purpose of differentiating Taiwan SCS policy from China's and was an important indicator of Taiwan's adjustment of its security strategy. The consensus reached at the 2001 Cross-Strait SCS Issues Exchange and Co-operation Academic Dialogue Meeting on the possibility of setting up a cross-strait SCS forum was further discussed at a special meeting held in Haikou, Hainan Province, China on October 28, 2002. keywords: asean; china; chinese; cross; islands; operation; scs area; scs issues; scs policy; spratly; states; strait; taiwan; taiwan strait cache: cord-303528-4myoqms8.txt plain text: cord-303528-4myoqms8.txt item: #57 of 89 id: cord-306259-vi997dms author: Hanvoravongchai, Piya title: Pandemic influenza preparedness and health systems challenges in Asia: results from rapid analyses in 6 Asian countries date: 2010-06-08 words: 6407 flesch: 41 summary: • Level of healthcare resources The level of health system resources reflects the level of economic development. Three areas of improvement based on our findings of strong linkages between pandemic preparation and health systems in governance and stewardship, health system resource, and service provision are highlighted here. keywords: ahi; countries; health; influenza; lao; level; national; pandemic; plans; preparedness; response; system; taiwan cache: cord-306259-vi997dms.txt plain text: cord-306259-vi997dms.txt item: #58 of 89 id: cord-308353-7ctp8bem author: Liou, Bo-Huang title: A multicenter surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Serratia marcescens in Taiwan date: 2013-06-14 words: 2815 flesch: 33 summary: S. marcescens isolates were collected biennially between 2002 and 2010 from medical centers and regional hospitals throughout Taiwan, as part of the Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance program. S. marcescens isolates demonstrated relatively higher resistance to ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin, and therefore continued surveillance of antimicrobial resistance, especially for fluoroquinolone, is warranted. keywords: isolates; marcescens; resistance; surveillance; susceptibility; taiwan cache: cord-308353-7ctp8bem.txt plain text: cord-308353-7ctp8bem.txt item: #59 of 89 id: cord-309133-0jh84w6f author: Huang, Shiu-Feng title: Rapid establishment of a COVID-19 biobank in NHRI by National Biobank Consortium of Taiwan date: 2020-05-29 words: 1978 flesch: 56 summary: Therefore, after Taiwan start to have COVID-19 patients in January, 2020, the Minister of Health and Welfare requested National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) to take the responsibility in coordinating the research in the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 infection in Taiwan. On Feb. 4, 2020, the 11 th COVID-19 case in Taiwan Following this request, an in-house expert panel meeting was immediately carried out on Feb.7, to discuss what kind of specimens to collect and what are the biosafety rules should be followed when collecting these specimens from COVID-19 patient. keywords: biobank; biosamples; covid-19; research; taiwan cache: cord-309133-0jh84w6f.txt plain text: cord-309133-0jh84w6f.txt item: #60 of 89 id: cord-310438-744r7gc3 author: Chan, Ta-Chien title: The Impact of Matching Vaccine Strains and Post-SARS Public Health Efforts on Reducing Influenza-Associated Mortality among the Elderly date: 2010-06-25 words: 5086 flesch: 35 summary: [47] ; and (3) improvements in influenza vaccines through enhancement of innate immunity [48, 49, 50] . Data was collected on Taiwan's annual and monthly influenzaassociated mortality rates for the elderly population, monthly meteorological conditions (obtained from Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau), annual influenza vaccine strains (collected from the WHO) keywords: deaths; excess; influenza; mortality; p&i; post; sars; strains; taiwan; vaccine; viruses cache: cord-310438-744r7gc3.txt plain text: cord-310438-744r7gc3.txt item: #61 of 89 id: cord-315723-unhg20e9 author: Juan, Hui-Chun title: Decline in invasive pneumococcal disease during COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan date: 2020-09-19 words: 531 flesch: 43 summary: Although the collateral benefit of controlling COVID-19 for other common respiratory infectious diseases, such as influenza and tuberculosis in Taiwan have been demonstrated, 2 , 3 the impact of the infection control and policy to prevent COVID-19 outbreak on pneumococcal disease remained unclear. Although many confounding factors, such as vaccine strategy or under-report of IPD during COVID-19 pandemic were not evaluated in this study, our findings was consistent with Singapore's study 1 suggest that strictly performance of infection control and policy not only mitigate the threaten of COVID-19 but also reduce the burden of other respiratory infections disease -invasive pneumococcal diseases. keywords: covid-19; disease cache: cord-315723-unhg20e9.txt plain text: cord-315723-unhg20e9.txt item: #62 of 89 id: cord-316278-niurdu7t author: Chern, Jimmy PS title: Delayed Treatment of Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Taiwan date: 2008-07-13 words: 2824 flesch: 50 summary: These inconsistencies highlight the impact of different communities and cultures on gender differences in tuberculosis treatment delays. Our study also revealed a Power-law distribution in TB treatment, suggesting that while most TB cases are controlled by public health authorities, the few patients who experience long delays in treatment can cause serious transmission. keywords: diagnosis; health; patients; treatment; tuberculosis cache: cord-316278-niurdu7t.txt plain text: cord-316278-niurdu7t.txt item: #63 of 89 id: cord-317093-c70c1op4 author: Cheng, Yung-Hsiang title: Urban transportation energy and carbon dioxide emission reduction strategies() date: 2015-11-01 words: 9087 flesch: 43 summary: Thus, energy and carbon dioxide emission reduction is becoming more significant in the sustainability of urban transportation systems. However, urban transportation systems are complex and involve social, economic, and environmental aspects. keywords: city; consumption; emissions; energy; fuel; growth; kaohsiung; model; number; policies; population; system; transportation; urban; vehicles cache: cord-317093-c70c1op4.txt plain text: cord-317093-c70c1op4.txt item: #64 of 89 id: cord-317753-x8faz08x author: Lee, Hong-Hsi title: Effects of COVID-19 Prevention Measures on Other Common Infections, Taiwan date: 2020-10-17 words: 1075 flesch: 41 summary: To determine whether policies to limit transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) hinder spread of other infectious diseases, we analyzed the National Health Insurance database in Taiwan. These policies may not only reduce the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) but may also have similar effects on spread of other infectious diseases (2,3). keywords: cov-2; influenza; sars; taiwan cache: cord-317753-x8faz08x.txt plain text: cord-317753-x8faz08x.txt item: #65 of 89 id: cord-318336-hslnkv6p author: Ke, Kai-Yuan title: Enhancing Local Disaster Management Network through Developing Resilient Community in New Taipei City, Taiwan date: 2020-07-24 words: 8890 flesch: 49 summary: It hires experts specialized in community disaster management to train the district offices to promote the resilient community through the seven-step process. The standard sustainable operation mechanism for the resilient community in NTPC includes the following items: (1) Regular training: It defines the courses and skill training to behold and its frequency; (2) Community disaster management database update: It includes the response team member recruitment/retirement, vulnerable residents list update, and equipment maintenance frequency; (3) Disaster processing record: The community should record the action taken pre-disaster, in-disaster, and post-disaster. keywords: community; community response; disaster; disaster management; district; government; management; ntpc; residents; resources; response; response team; team cache: cord-318336-hslnkv6p.txt plain text: cord-318336-hslnkv6p.txt item: #66 of 89 id: cord-321691-46la29tm author: Hsueh, Po-Ren title: SARS Antibody Test for Serosurveillance date: 2004-09-17 words: 2800 flesch: 38 summary: Ho Ping and Yang Ming Hospitals had admitted SARS patients before the recognition of SARS and before healthcare workers had implemented control measures. Use of laboratory methods for SARS diagnosis Evaluation of reverse transcriptase-PCR assays for rapid diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome associated with a novel coronavirus surveillance case definition for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and update on SARS cases-United States and worldwide The severe acute respiratory syndrome Profile of specific antibodies to the SARS-associated coronavirus SARS Laboratory Workshop. keywords: cov; elisa; patients; peptide; samples; sars; serum cache: cord-321691-46la29tm.txt plain text: cord-321691-46la29tm.txt item: #67 of 89 id: cord-322451-cwpz4akv author: Hsin, Dena Hsin-Chen title: Heroes of SARS: professional roles and ethics of health care workers date: 2004-07-27 words: 3599 flesch: 63 summary: On the other hand, some suggested to punish those who were afraid of treating SARS patients. Most nurses and doctors actually died from taking care of SARS patients involuntarily. keywords: disease; health; hospital; patients; people; sars; taiwan cache: cord-322451-cwpz4akv.txt plain text: cord-322451-cwpz4akv.txt item: #68 of 89 id: cord-324798-qh0cxp10 author: Tanaka, Miho title: Forgoing life-sustaining treatment – a comparative analysis of regulations in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and England date: 2020-10-16 words: 12041 flesch: 49 summary: Meanwhile, the Taiwan Act interprets the terminal stage more conservatively and considers terminal patients to be those who have been diagnosed as having an incurable disease or injury, and who cannot avoid death shortly based on the best available medical evidence. Moreover, patients who are diagnosed with such incurable diseases might feel threatened because the regulatory framework such as law or guidelines would classify them as terminal patients who can have their treatments withdrawn. keywords: act; care; countries; decision; end; family; forgoing; guideline; life; life care; lst; medical; patient; stage; treatment cache: cord-324798-qh0cxp10.txt plain text: cord-324798-qh0cxp10.txt item: #69 of 89 id: cord-326924-4h4q9h02 author: Cheng, Yi-Hsien title: Assessing health burden risk and control effect on dengue fever infection in the southern region of Taiwan date: 2018-09-06 words: 5272 flesch: 36 summary: Our presented modeling framework provides a useful tool to measure dengue health burden risk and to quantify the effect of dengue control on dengue infection prevalence and disease incidence in the southern region of Taiwan. In the absence of detailed and robust surveillance data, our presented modeling framework provides a useful tool to measure dengue health burden risk and to quantify the effect of dengue control on A. aegypti infection prevalence and disease incidence in the southern region of Taiwan. keywords: burden; control; dalys; dengue; disease; infection; model; mosquito; taiwan; temperature; transmission cache: cord-326924-4h4q9h02.txt plain text: cord-326924-4h4q9h02.txt item: #70 of 89 id: cord-328229-dybchjfl author: Chang, Ko title: Sentinel surveillance at airports: Experience of dengue and COVID‐19 prevention in Taiwan date: 2020-07-15 words: 186 flesch: 19 summary: Kaohsiung J Med Sci DOI: 10.1002/kjm2.12265 sha: doc_id: 328229 cord_uid: dybchjfl nan These findings revealed that sentinel surveillance at airports detected 3.3% to 14% of dengue cases and 29.2% of imported COVID-19 cases in Taiwan, even though a high number of passengers were screened and the positive rate of symptomatic passengers was low. key: cord-328229-dybchjfl authors: Chang, Ko; Pan, Chao‐Ying; Lu, Po‐Liang title: Sentinel surveillance at airports: Experience of dengue and COVID‐19 prevention in Taiwan date: 2020-07-15 journal: keywords: surveillance cache: cord-328229-dybchjfl.txt plain text: cord-328229-dybchjfl.txt item: #71 of 89 id: cord-330260-xuw31zfn author: Chen, Hui-Wen title: Identification of Taiwan and China-like recombinant avian infectious bronchitis viruses in Taiwan date: 2009-01-20 words: 3715 flesch: 49 summary: In this study, the 3 7.3 kb genomes from Taiwan IBV strains were investigated to elucidate the genetic diversity of viruses. Evidence of circulation of a Chinese strain of infectious bronchitis virus (QXIBV) in Italy Molecular epizootiology of avian infectious bronchitis in Russia Phylogenetic analysis of partial S1 and N gene sequences of infectious bronchitis virus isolates from Italy revealed genetic diversity and recombination Genes 3 and 5 of infectious bronchitis virus are accessory protein genes Comparisons of envelope through 5B sequences of infectious bronchitis coronaviruses indicates recombination occurs in the envelope and membrane genes Infectious bronchitis virus S2 gene sequence variability may affect S1 subunit specific antibody binding Co-circulation of four types of infectious bronchitis virus (793/B, 624/I, B1648 and Massachusetts) keywords: bronchitis; gene; ibv; recombination; strains; taiwan; virus cache: cord-330260-xuw31zfn.txt plain text: cord-330260-xuw31zfn.txt item: #72 of 89 id: cord-330674-enq6kgab author: Yu, Jung-Sheng title: Traditional Chinese medicine treatments for upper respiratory tract infections/common colds in Taiwan date: 2014-06-12 words: 4024 flesch: 48 summary: key: cord-330674-enq6kgab authors: Yu, Jung-Sheng; Ho, Chung-Han; Hsu, Yao-Chin; Wang, Jhi-Joung; Hsieh, Ching-Liang title: Traditional Chinese medicine treatments for upper respiratory tract infections/common colds in Taiwan date: 2014-06-12 journal: Six countries, six reform models: their healthcare reform: experience of Israel, the Netherlands Use frequency of traditional Chinese medicine in Taiwan Evidence combination in medical data mining Discovering frequent closed itemsets for association rules Machine learning in action Frequency and pattern of Chinese herbal medicine prescriptions for urticaria in Taiwan during 2009: analysis of the national health insurance database Nationwide surveillance of influenza during the pandemic (2009-2010) and post-pandemic Prescriptions of Chinese herbal medicines for insomnia in Taiwan during Application of frequent itemsets mining to analyze patterns of one-stop visits in Taiwan Knowledge, attitude and behavioral intention of Chinese traditional medicine among outpatients Respiratory tract infections -antibiotic prescribing: prescribing of antibiotics for self-limiting respiratory tract infections in adults and children in primary care The Chinese national guidelines on diagnosis and management of cough Chinese guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of influenza Influenza-associated morbidity in subtropical Taiwan Influenza virus transmission is dependent on relative humidity and temperature IgA class switch occurs in the organized nasopharynx-and gut-associated lymphoid tissue, but not in the diffuse lamina propria of airways and gut Pathogen burden in essential hypertension Allergic respiratory disease as a potential co-morbidity for hypertension Allergic rhinitis and immunoglobulin deficiency in preschool children with frequent upper respiratory illness Respiratory and allergic health effects of dampness, mold, and dampness-related agents: a review of the epidemiologic evidence Othman NH. keywords: chinese; infections; influenza; medicine; patients; study; taiwan; tcm; treatment; urtis cache: cord-330674-enq6kgab.txt plain text: cord-330674-enq6kgab.txt item: #73 of 89 id: cord-331123-8e1fkafa author: Jung, F. title: Herd immunity or suppression strategy to combat COVID-19 date: 2020-07-22 words: 1696 flesch: 53 summary: Today, prevention is the only and best tool we have to prevent severe COVID-19 cases and unnecessary late sequelae or deaths. Some states, such as the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden and the USA initially focused on keeping the restrictions for economy and society as low as possible. keywords: covid-19; data; people; sweden cache: cord-331123-8e1fkafa.txt plain text: cord-331123-8e1fkafa.txt item: #74 of 89 id: cord-331148-40gvay7i author: Hsieh, Yu-Chia title: Clinical characteristics of patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 during the 2013/2014 and 2015/2016 clade 6B/6B.1/6B.2-predominant outbreaks date: 2018-10-23 words: 3200 flesch: 37 summary: A confirmed case involved a patient who had acute influenza-like illness (temperature ≥ 38 °C with either cough or sore throat) and nasopharyngeal/throat or bronchoalveolar lavage samples harboring influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus as detected using real-time (RT) reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay or via viral culture 11, 28 . Patients who had acute influenza-like illness (temperature ≥ 38 °C with either cough or sore throat) and had influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus as detected using RT-PCR assay or via viral culture using respiratory specimens were included in the study. keywords: a(h1n1)pdm09; analysis; complications; influenza; season; study; taiwan; virus; years cache: cord-331148-40gvay7i.txt plain text: cord-331148-40gvay7i.txt item: #75 of 89 id: cord-333225-654rd38j author: Chan, Khee-Siang title: Collateral Benefits on Other Respiratory Infections during Fighting COVID-19 date: 2020-06-05 words: 1532 flesch: 33 summary: Method: We collected week-case data of severe influenza, invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae disease and death toll from pneumonia among 25 calendar weeks of the influenza season for four years (2016-2020), which were reported to Taiwan CDC. A downturn trend of severe influenza, invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae disease and the death toll from pneumonia per week in 2019/2020 season and significant trend difference in comparison to previous seasons were noted, especially after initiation of several disease prevention measures to fight potential COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan. keywords: covid-19; disease; influenza; pneumoniae; taiwan cache: cord-333225-654rd38j.txt plain text: cord-333225-654rd38j.txt item: #76 of 89 id: cord-333976-zhiuuwv1 author: Lo, Yi-Chun title: Implementation of the IHR Joint External Evaluation: Taiwan's Experiences date: 2017-04-01 words: 2949 flesch: 37 summary: 10 Taiwan's Commitment to Participation in JEE Taiwan had a population of 23.5 million and a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of $489.2 billion in 2013, when it was rated the world's 20th largest economy and the 5th largest economy in Asia. During the next 10 months, Taiwan CDC established a GHSA External Assessment Working Group in the Division of Planning and Coordination and an agencylevel, interdepartmental GHSA External Assessment Task Force; secured funding and high-level support from the Executive Yuan and Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW); and requested expertise and guidance from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Center for Health Security (now the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security) to prepare for the assessment. keywords: assessment; health; jee; security; taiwan; team; tool cache: cord-333976-zhiuuwv1.txt plain text: cord-333976-zhiuuwv1.txt item: #77 of 89 id: cord-337546-60xq8dpg author: Chang, Chia-Chien title: Weaponized Interdependence: China's Economic Statecraft and Social Penetration against Taiwan date: 2020-12-31 words: 8313 flesch: 48 summary: How Sharp Power Threatens Soft Power: The Right and Wrong Ways to Respond to Authoritarian Influence The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism Fake News: National Security in the Post-Truth Era How the Chinese Government Fabricates Social Media Posts for Strategic Distraction, not Engaged Argument A 16-year-old pop star was forced to apologize to China for waving Taiwan's flag Taiwan Rebukes Beijing's New 26 Measures for Cross-strait Exchanges Taipei Times The Social Media 'War' Over the South China Sea You can speak whatever you want in the Golden Horse Film Festival:' From 'Taiwan as an independent country' to 'China: we cannot lose a single inch China Bans Citizens From Traveling to Taiwan as Individual Tourists Storm in a bubble teacup over Taiwan firm's support for Hong Kong protesters Absence of China a 'loss' at Chinese-language 'Oscars' in Taiwan Taiwan YouTuber loses China business over Tsai interview Goods manufactured in Taiwan and exported to China are required to be labeled 'Made in Taiwan, China,' source tells China's Tsinghua Unigroup to invest $12 billion via world's biggest private placement Chinese Cyber-Operatives Boosted Taiwan's Insurgent Candidate Hackers accessed to and monitored the email accounts of political science professors of National Sun Yat-sen University for three years Most of the participants were strongly encouraged to show their support for Chinese nationalism, recognize the traditional cultural roots as the basis for the unification of the two sides of the Taiwan Straits The opinion leaders, including scholars, experts, and retired military officers, were invited to participate in China's state-run TV programs and expressed their support for the Chinese government or the unification of the two sides of the Taiwan Straits, which led the Chinese people to mistakenly believe that this was the mainstream opinion of Taiwanese society. According to the data, every summer, more than 3,000 Taiwanese students participate in such China tours. keywords: china; chinese; example; exchange; government; information; media; national; networks; party; penetration; power; pro; social; statecraft; strait; taiwan; taiwanese; temples cache: cord-337546-60xq8dpg.txt plain text: cord-337546-60xq8dpg.txt item: #78 of 89 id: cord-340385-ffk0ifwy author: Lim, Christine title: ARMAX modelling of international tourism demand date: 2008-09-10 words: 3100 flesch: 48 summary: Besides a decline in Japanese tourist arrivals, the increase in the strength of the New Zealand currency has also caused a decrease in tourist spending. Auckland (in the North Island), followed by Canterbury and Queenstown (in the South Island), were the most popular regions in New Zealand for Japanese tourists. keywords: japan; japanese; model; new; taiwan; zealand cache: cord-340385-ffk0ifwy.txt plain text: cord-340385-ffk0ifwy.txt item: #79 of 89 id: cord-340402-fmnle8iy author: Cheng, Hao-Yuan title: Safety practices and appropriate infection prevention mitigate potential staffing shortage date: 2020-06-20 words: 537 flesch: 41 summary: Contact tracing study in Taiwan also showed low infection risk among HCWs. key: cord-340402-fmnle8iy authors: Cheng, Hao-Yuan; Li, Shu-Ying; Yang, Chin-Hui title: Safety practices and appropriate infection prevention mitigate potential staffing shortage date: 2020-06-20 journal: J Formos Med Assoc DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2020.06.015 sha: doc_id: 340402 cord_uid: fmnle8iy nan Letter to the Editor Safety practices and appropriate infection prevention mitigate potential staffing shortage Dear Editor, In the letter from Chun-Yu Lin et al., the authors misleadingly linked healthcare worker (HCWs) travel restrictions with the preservation of human resources for the healthcare system. keywords: covid-19; infection cache: cord-340402-fmnle8iy.txt plain text: cord-340402-fmnle8iy.txt item: #80 of 89 id: cord-340889-ff35696d author: Ko, Nai-Ying title: Changes in Sex Life among People in Taiwan during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Roles of Risk Perception, General Anxiety, and Demographic Characteristics date: 2020-08-11 words: 5571 flesch: 44 summary: A study comparing sexual behaviors among Turkish women during the pandemic with 6-12 months prior to the pandemic found that sexual desire and frequency of intercourse significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, whereas quality of sexual life significantly decreased; the pandemic is associated with decreased desire for pregnancy, decreased female contraception, and increased menstrual disorders [15] . A study on Turkish women found that despite the increased frequency of sexual intercourse during the COVID-19 pandemic, quality of sexual life decreased during the pandemic [15] . keywords: activity; anxiety; covid-19; life; pandemic; risk; sex; sex life; study cache: cord-340889-ff35696d.txt plain text: cord-340889-ff35696d.txt item: #81 of 89 id: cord-341105-3uvbfp8c author: Li, Dian-Jeng title: COVID-19-Related Factors Associated with Sleep Disturbance and Suicidal Thoughts among the Taiwanese Public: A Facebook Survey date: 2020-06-22 words: 4435 flesch: 43 summary: Studies predicting factors associated with mental health problems will enhance understanding and help develop timely prevention and intervention strategies to enhance public mental health during COVID-19 pandemics [8] . A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern COVID-19 outbreak: Migration, effects on society, global environment and prevention The Socio-Economic Implications of the Coronavirus and COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review COVID-19 Press Releases D-dimer and TAT measurement in patients with deep venous thrombosis: Utility in diagnosis and judgement of anticoagulant treatment effectiveness Generalized anxiety disorder, depressive symptoms and sleep quality during COVID-19 outbreak in China: A web-based cross-sectional survey Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease Timely mental health care for the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak is urgently needed Immediate Psychological Responses and Associated Factors during the Initial Stage of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Epidemic among the General Population in China Mental health problems and social media exposure during COVID-19 outbreak Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Social Support among Adult Egyptians Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic Facebook Recruitment of Young Adult Smokers for a Cessation Trial: Methods, Metrics, and Lessons Learned Predictive validity of a five-item symptom checklist to screen psychiatric morbidity and suicide ideation in general population and psychiatric settings Anxiety, worry and cognitive risk estimate in relation to protective behaviors during the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 pandemic in Hong Kong: Ten cross-sectional surveys Psychosocial impact among the public of the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic in Taiwan Use of Rapid Online Surveys to Assess People's Perceptions during Infectious Disease Outbreaks: A Cross-sectional Survey on COVID-19 General hospital staff worries, perceived sufficiency of information and associated psychological distress during the A/H1N1 influenza pandemic Worry experienced during the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) pandemic in Korea COVID-19 Related Misinformation on Social Media: A Qualitative Study from Iran Misinformation of COVID-19 on the Internet: Infodemiology Study. keywords: covid-19; disturbance; health; sleep; study; support; thoughts cache: cord-341105-3uvbfp8c.txt plain text: cord-341105-3uvbfp8c.txt item: #82 of 89 id: cord-342157-qjyooq68 author: King, Chwan-Chuen title: Comparative analysis of full genomic sequences among different genotypes of dengue virus type 3 date: 2008-05-21 words: 5869 flesch: 42 summary: Sequence diversity and selection pressure of different genomic regions among DENV-3 different genotypes was further examined to understand the global DENV-3 evolution. With different DENV-3 genotypes imported into Taiwan from Southeast Asia and other parts of the world, this virus collection provides an excellent opportunity to examine the sequence diversity of different genes of the full-length DENV-3 viral RNA genome for genotypes other than genotype IV. keywords: analysis; dengue; denv-3; dhf; epidemic; gene; genotype; isolates; selection; sequences; strains; taiwan; virus cache: cord-342157-qjyooq68.txt plain text: cord-342157-qjyooq68.txt item: #83 of 89 id: cord-343634-ybouh0cw author: Huang, Irving Yi‐Feng title: Fighting Against COVID‐19 through Government Initiatives and Collaborative Governance: Taiwan Experience date: 2020-05-22 words: 3714 flesch: 47 summary: In Taiwan experience, government initiatives and collaboration from other sectors worked together to prevent the spread. On April 8 th , the CECC announced that a LINE Bot system, called Disease Containment Expert, developed jointly by the CECC, Line Taiwan and HTC Corporation's healthcare unit DeepQ would be officially launched for use on April 3 to track people in home quarantine. keywords: cecc; center; control; disease; government; health; matters; people; public; quarantine; taiwan cache: cord-343634-ybouh0cw.txt plain text: cord-343634-ybouh0cw.txt item: #84 of 89 id: cord-343780-084lq92r author: Hsu, Tien-Huan title: Detection, sequence analysis, and antibody prevalence of porcine deltacoronavirus in Taiwan date: 2018-07-26 words: 2088 flesch: 53 summary: PDCoV-positive samples were further examined by traditional reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with primers PDCoV-N1 (5'-ACC ATC GCT CCA AGT CAT TCTTG-3') and PDCoV-N2 (5'-GAG TGG AGT TGG GTG GGT TTA reverse-transcription reaction was performed at 50 °C for 30 minutes, and then a standard polymerase chain reaction was performed: 30 cycles of 94 °C (30 seconds), 55 °C (30 seconds), and 72 °C (1 minute). The nucleotide sequence data were analyzed using Chromas Lite, and the deduced amino acid sequences of the open reading frames were compared to other PDCoV sequences using BLAST. keywords: deltacoronavirus; diarrhea; pdcov; pedv; porcine; taiwan cache: cord-343780-084lq92r.txt plain text: cord-343780-084lq92r.txt item: #85 of 89 id: cord-344813-dlpn3l0j author: Chen, Cheng‐Ren title: Preparing for COVID‐19: The experiences of a long‐term care facility in Taiwan date: 2020-07-21 words: 1463 flesch: 45 summary: Dear Editor, Two aspects warrant consideration regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: prevention of COVID-19 infection and protection from the related changes among the elderly. There might be an association between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) 2 levels and COVID-19 infection, 2 and obese and diabetic patients may have increased ACE2 levels. keywords: care; covid-19; facility; government; residents cache: cord-344813-dlpn3l0j.txt plain text: cord-344813-dlpn3l0j.txt item: #86 of 89 id: cord-346515-8wqpvf68 author: Chiu, Hsiao-Hsuan title: Building core capacities at the designated points of entry according to the International Health Regulations 2005: a review of the progress and prospects in Taiwan date: 2014-07-17 words: 6884 flesch: 32 summary: World Health Organization Building national public health capacity for managing chemical events: a case study of the development of health protection services in the United Kingdom Challenges to the implementation of International Health Regulations (2005) on preventing infectious diseases: experience from Julius Nyerere International Airport Report by the Director-General in Sixty sixth World Health Assembly A66/16 Building core capacities at the designated PoEs in Taiwan Citation: Glob Health Action We wish to thank the numerous government agencies and individuals who jointly contributed to the success of fulfillment of IHR core capacities at the designated PoEs in Taiwan through the years. World Health Organization IHR core capacity monitoring framework: checklist and indicators for monitoring progress in the development of IHR core capacities in states parties IHR Brief No Assessment tool for core capacity requirements at designated airports, ports and ground crossings. keywords: assessment; capacities; core; health; ihr; international; poes; pok; requirements; response; taiwan; tia cache: cord-346515-8wqpvf68.txt plain text: cord-346515-8wqpvf68.txt item: #87 of 89 id: cord-354780-yzyixucr author: Lin, Chih-Yen title: Importation of SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to major COVID-19 epidemic in Taiwan date: 2020-06-13 words: 1762 flesch: 53 summary: To reduce the effects of COVID-19 importation to Taiwan, Taiwan CDC has implemented relevant prevention strategies. Before the mid of March, the incidence of COVID-19 importation was 0.58 average per day. keywords: cases; cov-2; covid-19; sars; taiwan cache: cord-354780-yzyixucr.txt plain text: cord-354780-yzyixucr.txt item: #88 of 89 id: cord-355280-l8pbw4ry author: Fang, Chin-Yi title: Environment-adjusted total-factor energy efficiency of Taiwan's service sectors date: 2013-09-05 words: 6626 flesch: 44 summary: In contrast to the traditional EI, which considers only the direct ratio of energy input to GDP for assessing energy efficiency without embracing capital and labor factors, we measure TFEE and EATFEE by incorporating the industrial characteristics and extending the four-stage DEA proposed by Fried et al. Saving energy has thus become an extremely important issue in Taiwan, with existing research studies addressing energy efficiency or productivity on the region level or country level (for example Bian and Yang (2010) , Greening et al. keywords: capital; efficiency; energy; energy efficiency; labor; saving; sector; service; service sector; taiwan; tfee cache: cord-355280-l8pbw4ry.txt plain text: cord-355280-l8pbw4ry.txt item: #89 of 89 id: cord-355448-ed3fth3i author: Wong, Li Ping title: Anxiety symptoms and preventive measures during the COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan date: 2020-07-16 words: 4906 flesch: 47 summary: Higher anxiety was associated with an increased use of preventive measures against COVID-19. Similarly, other recently published studies conducted in mainland China during the COVID-19 pandemic also found higher anxiety among females and younger people [28, 29] . keywords: anxiety; covid-19; measures; outbreak; scores; study; taiwan cache: cord-355448-ed3fth3i.txt plain text: cord-355448-ed3fth3i.txt