Tzu Chi Medical Journal

^aDivision of Critical Care Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^bDivision of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^cSchool of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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Spinal cord stimulation for spinal cord injury patients with paralysis: To regain walking and dignity

Sheng‑Tzung Tsai^a,b,†*, Yu‑Chen Chen^a,b,†, Hung‑Yu Cheng^c, Chun‑Hsiang Lin^c, Huan‑Chen Lin^c, Chich‑Haung Yang^d, Chung‑Chao Liang^c, Shin‑Yuan Chen^b

^aInstitute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ^bDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^cDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^dDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

^†Both authors contributed equally tothis work.

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Vascular calcification of chronic kidney disease: A brief review

Bang‑Gee Hsu^a,b, Jen‑Pi Tsai^a,c*

^aSchool of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ^bDivision of Nephrology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^cDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Chiayi, Taiwan

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Effects of different electrodes used in bone‑guided extracochlear implants on electrical stimulation of auditory nerves in guinea pigs

Chien‑Hao Liu^a, Yung‑Shan Lu^a, Po‑Chun Chen^b, Chia‑Fone Lee^c,d*

^aDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ^bDepartment of Materials and Mineral Resource Engineering, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, ^cDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hualian Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^dDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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Prevalence and predictors of low bone mineral density in treatment‑naive HIV‑infected patients and its correlation with CD4 cell counts

Pulin Kumar Gupta^a*, Sanchit Singh^a, Subodh Kumar Mahto^a, Ankita Sheoran^a, Umesh Chand Garga^b, Ashok Kumar Lal^a, Piyush Jain^a, Sujata Elizabeth Mathews^a

^aDepartment of Medicine, PGIMER, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India, ^bDepartment of Radiology, PGIMER, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

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Androgen deprivation therapy and the risk of subsequent keratitis

Dai-Wei Liu^a,b, Ren-Jun Hsu^a,b, Sheng-Yao Huang^a, Yen-Hsiang Liao^a, Chen-Ta Wu^a, Wen-Lin Hsu^a,b*

^aDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^bSchool of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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Multiparametric positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Correlations between magnetic resonance imaging functional parameters and 18F‑fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging biomarkers and their

Sheng‑Chieh Chan^a, Shu‑Hang Ng^b*, Chih‑Hua Yeh^b, Kai‑Ping Chang^c

^aDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^bDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ^cDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

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Postpartum depression burden and associated factors in mothers of infants at an urban primary health center in Delhi, India

Saurav Basu, Nidhi Budh*, Suneela Garg, Mongjam Meghachandra Singh, Akashdeep Sharma

Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India

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Elevated serum leptin levels are associated with low muscle strength and muscle quality in male patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis

Bang‑Gee Hsu^a,b†, Chih‑Hsien Wang^a,b†, Yu‑Hsien Lai^a, Chiu‑Huang Kuo^a,c, Yu‑Li Lin^a,b*

^aDivision of Nephrology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^bSchool of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, ^cSchool of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine,Tzu Chi University,Hualien, Taiwan

†Both authors contributed equally to this work.

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Vitamin D, C‑reactive protein, and oxidative stress markers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Sarika Pandey^a*, Rajiv Garg^a, Surya Kant^a, Priyanka Gaur^b

^aDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, ^bDepartment of Physiology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

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The workload of obstetric doctors working in different modes at a medical center

I‑Min Su^a, Dah‑Ching Ding^b,c*

^aDepartment of Anesthesia, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^bDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, ^cDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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Noninvasive ventilator prevents intubation in thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis‑associated respiratory failure: A case report and literature review

Shu‑Ya Hung^a, Wen‑Jing Liu^a, Pei‑Chan Wu^a, Mei‑Chen Yang^b,c, Yao‑Kuang Wu^b,c, Chou‑Chin Lan^b,c*

^aDivision of Respiratory Therapy, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan, ^bDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei, Taiwan, ^cSchool of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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Idiopathic intracranial calcification

Kalyan Mansukhbhai Shekhda^a*, Paul Tobin^b, Surendra Kumar Gupta^b, P. S. Sridhar^b

^aDepartment of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Medicine, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Southend On Sea, England,

United Kingdom, ^bDepartment of Medicine, Glangwili General Hospital, Carmarthen, Wales, England, United Kingdom

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Research publications during public health emergencies

Malcolm Koo^a,b*

^aGraduate Institute of Long-Term Care, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology, Hualien, Taiwan, ^bDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

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vol.33-1

Modulation of microglia activation and Alzheimer’s disease: CX3 chemokine ligand 1/CX3CR and P2X7R signaling

Antiviral drugs against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection triggering the coronavirus disease‑19 pandemic

Recurrent urinary tract infection in women and overactive bladder – Is there a relationship?

Updates on the diagnosis and management of multicentric Castleman disease

Spinal cord stimulation for spinal cord injury patients with paralysis: To regain walking and dignity

Vascular calcification of chronic kidney disease: A brief review

Effects of different electrodes used in bone‑guided extracochlear implants on electrical stimulation of auditory nerves in guinea pigs

Prevalence and predictors of low bone mineral density in treatment‑naive HIV‑infected patients and its correlation with CD4 cell counts

Androgen deprivation therapy and the risk of subsequent keratitis

Multiparametric positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Correlations between magnetic resonance imaging functional parameters and 18F‑fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging biomarkers and their

Postpartum depression burden and associated factors in mothers of infants at an urban primary health center in Delhi, India

Elevated serum leptin levels are associated with low muscle strength and muscle quality in male patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis

Vitamin D, C‑reactive protein, and oxidative stress markers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The workload of obstetric doctors working in different modes at a medical center

Noninvasive ventilator prevents intubation in thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis‑associated respiratory failure: A case report and literature review

Idiopathic intracranial calcification

Research publications during public health emergencies

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