Expert Consensus on Molecular Tumor Boards in Taiwan: Joint Position Paper by the Taiwan Oncology Society and the Taiwan Society of Pathology by Ming-Huang Chen, Wan-Shan Li, Bin-Chi Liao, Chiao-En Wu, Chien-Feng Li, Chia-Hsun Hsieh, Feng-Che Kuan, Huey-En Tzeng, Jen-Fan Hang, Nai-Jung Chiang, Tse-Ching Chen, Tom Wei-Wu Chen, John Wen-Cheng Chang, Yao-Yu Hsieh, Yen-Lin Chen, Yi-Chen Yeh, Yi-Hsin Liang, Yu-Li Su, Chiung-Ru Lai, James Chih-Hsin Yang

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Taiwan Automated Telescope Network by Dean-Yi Chou, Ming-Tsung Sun, Javier Fernandez Fernandez, Li-Han Wang, Antonio Jimenez, Alexander Serebryanskiy, Shuhrat Ehgamberdiev

“…A global network of small automated telescopes, the Taiwan Automated Telescope (TAT) network, dedicated to photometric measurements of stellar pulsations, is under construction. …”
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Research and development of Cordyceps in Taiwan by Ching-Peng Chiu, Tsong-Long Hwang, You Chan, Mohamed El-Shazly, Tung-Ying Wu, I-Wen Lo, Yu-Ming Hsu, Kuei-Hung Lai, Ming-Feng Hou, Shyng-Shiou Yuan, Fang-Rong Chang, Yang-Chang Wu

“…In this review, we describe current status of Cordyceps research and its recent developments in Taiwan. The content and pharmacological activities of four major industrial species of Cordyceps (C. sinensis, Cordyceps militaris, Cordyceps cicadae and Cordyceps sobolifera) used in Taiwan, were reviewed. …”
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THE ROLE OF US IN CHINA – TAIWAN CRISIS by EDGAR AGUBAMAH

“… The United States has long played a major role in the China-Taiwan crisis and likely will remain so for many years to come. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Snakebite Envenomings in Taiwan by Yan-Chiao Mao, Po-Yu Liu, Kuo-Lung Lai, Yi Luo, Kuang-Ting Chen, Chih-Sheng Lai

“…Snakebite envenomings continue to represent a major public health concern in Taiwan because of the presence of various venomous snakes whose habitats intersect with human activities. …”
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Social Capital and Technological Literacy in Taiwan by Hsieh-Hua Yang, Fen Fen Huang, Yi-Horng Lai, Hung-Jen Yang, Jui-Chen Yu

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Analysis of Hydrological Memory Characteristics in Taiwan’s Catchments by Ting-Jui Fang, Hsin-Yu Chen, Hsin-Fu Yeh

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Perturbation Analysis of Population Growth Rates in Taiwan by Shun-Chieh Hsieh

“…The total fertility rate in Taiwan has fallen below 1.3 since 2003. The objective of the study is to use perturbation analysis with census data from 1992 to 2017 to identify which demographic parameters are most important to target for population management. …”
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Competing in the Global LED Industry: The Case of Taiwan by Yu-Shan Su

“…Light-emitting diode (LED) is a very essential application for energy-savings nowadays. The revenue of the Taiwan LED components industry is ranked top one in the world, followed by that of Japan and South Korea. …”
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Recent progress in tsunami deposit investigations in Taiwan by Neng-Ti Yu, Jiun-Yee Yen, Shyh-Jeng Chyi, Cheng-Hao Lu, Nobuhisa Matta Matsuta, I-Chin Yen

“…Abstract Identifying deposits of modern/historical and prehistorical tsunamis in Taiwan has been successful in the past two decades and has substantially increased the extant tsunami catalogs, which have been limited in the past four centuries due to scarce and ambiguous historical accounts. …”
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Polygenic height prediction for the Han Chinese in Taiwan by Chih-Hao Chang, Che-Yu Chou, Timothy G. Raben, Shih-Ann Chen, Yuh-Jyh Jong, Jeng-Yih Wu, Shun-Fa Yang, Hsiang-Cheng Chen, Yen-Lin Chen, Ming Chen, Gwo-Chin Ma, Chih-Yang Huang, Tso-Fu Wang, Sing-Lian Lee, Chen-Fang Hung, See-Tong Pang, Erik Widen, Yao-Ming Chang, Erh-Chan Yeh, Chun-Yu Wei, Chien-Hsiun Chen, Stephen D. H. Hsu, Pui-Yan Kwok

“…In this study, we evaluated the utility of incorporating non-genetic factors in height predictors for the Han Chinese population in Taiwan. We analyzed data from 78,719 Taiwan Biobank (TWB) participants and 40,641 Taiwan Precision Medicine Initiative (TPMI) participants using genome-wide association study and multivariable linear regression least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) methods to incorporate genetic and non-genetic factors for height prediction. …”
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National Trends of Antiparkinsonism Treatment in Taiwan: 2004–2011 by Weng-Ming Liu, Ruey-Meei Wu, Chia-Hsuin Chang, Jou-Wei Lin, Ying-Chun Liu, Chin-Hsien Lin

“…We examined temporal trends for antiparkinsonism drugs in Taiwan. Methods. Antiparkinsonism prescriptions, including levodopa, ergot/nonergot dopamine agonists (DAs), amantadine, selegiline, entacapone, and anticholinergics, were identified in the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database from 2004 to 2011. …”
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Competing in the Global Solar Photovoltaic Industry: The Case of Taiwan by Yu-Shan Su

“…The top five solar cell supply countries in the world in sequential order are China, Taiwan, the United States of America, Japan, and Germany. …”
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A Community-Based Walk-In Screening of Depression in Taiwan by Shu-Yu Tai, Tzu-Chiao Ma, Ling-Chun Wang, Yuan-Han Yang

“…However, the available data and study on the prevalence of depression in Taiwan were mostly completed within the previous 1 to 2 decades, and these studies were limited to certain areas or populations. …”
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Impacts of Two-Type ENSO on Rainfall over Taiwan by Chen-Chih Lin, Yi-Jiun Liou, Shih-Jen Huang

“…Impacts of two-type ENSO (El Niño/Southern Oscillation), canonical ENSO and ENSO Modoki, on rainfall over Taiwan are investigated by the monthly mean rainfall data accessed from Taiwan Central Weather Bureau. …”
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Taiwan Passengers’ Willingness to Pay for Air Sleeper Seats by Chung-Wei Kuo

“…A sleeper seat, also known as family couch in Taiwan, mainly provides a row of 3–4 economy class seats that allow passengers to lie down. …”
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Optimizing the PM2.5 Tradeoffs: The Case of Taiwan by Shihping Kevin Huang, Sin-Yao Chen, Kuei-Lan Chou, Wei Chung Hsu, Kang-Hua Lai, Tung-Hung Chueh, Lopin Kuo, William Lu

“…In addition, coal and IPP Gas power have no impact on PM2.5 concentrations in central Taiwan while usage in passenger cars, small tracks and tractor trailers should be reduced by 80% in central Taiwan. …”
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A Walk-In Screening of Dementia in the General Population in Taiwan by Chun-Hung Chen, Ling-Chun Wang, Tzu-Chiao Ma, Yuan-Han Yang

“…Currently there is no updated data on the prevalence of dementia including its very mild stage in Taiwan. Under the extensive coverage of Mentality Protection Center (MPC), Fo Guang Shan, Taiwan, the volunteers of MPC have conducted the medicine-related services and the screening of dementia by AD8 (ascertainment of dementia 8) that can screen the dementia even at its very mild stage in general population in all Taiwan. …”
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Cross-Strait Economic Relations: Recent Development and Implications for Taiwan by Min-Hua Chiang, Bernard Gerbier

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Assessing the Public’s Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Management in Taiwan by Hsing-Chih Chen, Chun-Hung Lee, Timothy Bernd Wallace Seekings, Linh Bao Nguyen

“…The insights gained from this study outline policy implications for improving the public’s social acceptance and advancing the development of RE in Taiwan, contributing to the world’s carbon-neutral mission.…”
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