Background/purpose: Details of the communication between the caller and dispatcher have not been reported previously in Taiwan.This study aimed to: (1) understand the details of the communication between the caller and dispatcher among the calls for stroke patients, (2) identify factors associated with stroke recognition by dispatchers, and (3) eva
Abstract Prior research has demonstrated high levels of cognitive and physical functional impairments in World Trade Center (WTC) responders.A follow-up neuroimaging study identified changes to white matter connectivity within the cerebellum in responders with cognitive impairment (CI).In the first study to examine cerebellar cortical thickness in
After intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), brain edema commonly occurs and can cause death.Along with edema, there are significant alterations in the concentrations of key ions such as sodium, potassium, and chloride, which are essential to brain function.NKCC1, a cation-chloride cotransporter, is upregulated after brain here damage, such as traumatic i
Traditionally, species of fish are identified based on morphological characteristics.Although these taxonomic descriptions are essential, there are cases where the morphological characters distinguishing these species show marginal differences.For instance, in the Poonch River in the Himalayas, there are 21 species, out of which some are soderhamn