The authors propose that we need some change for the current technology in Chinese word segmentation. We should have separate and different phases in the so-called segmentation. First of all, we need to limit segmentation only to the segmentation of Chinese characters instead of the so-called Chinese words. In character segmentation, we will extract all the information of each character. Then w...

BACKGROUND The optimal range of relative weight for morbidity and mortality in Asian populations is an important question in need of more thorough investigation, especially as obesity rates increase. We aimed to examine the association between body mass index (BMI), all cause and cause-specific mortality to determine the optimal range of BMI in relation to mortality in Chinese men and women in ...

The rootes of Chinese sage, Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (labieteae) are used to prepare an important traditional medicine in the Chinese pharmacoepia, Dan Shen. Indeed, related members of this genus are common traditional medicines throughout the world, making Salvia species the targets of intense phytochemical investigations. The active constituents of these species have been reported to be seve...

OBJECTIVE Given the international focus and rigorous literature searches employed in Cochrane systematic reviews, this study was undertaken to evaluate strategies employed in Cochrane reviews and protocols assessing acupuncture as a primary or secondary intervention. METHODS The Cochrane Collaboration of systematic reviews was searched in February 2009 for all reviews and protocols including ...

This is one of the first studies that quantitatively examine the usage of English acronyms (e.g. WTO) in Chinese texts. Using newspaper corpora, I try to answer 1) for all instances of a concept that has an English acronym (e.g. World Trade Organization), what percentage is expressed in the English acronym (WTO), and what percentage in its Chinese translation (世界贸易组织 shijie maoyi zuzhi), and 2)...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to evaluate modified glomerular filtration rate (GFR) prediction formulae in an elderly Chinese population with chronic kidney disease (CKD). METHODS A total of 378 elderly Chinese patients with CKD were enrolled. The GFR was estimated with six modified GFR prediction formulae. The performances of the estimated GFRs were compared with those of the s...

OBJECTIVE Glycated hemoglobin (HbA₁c) is a robust biomarker of the preceding 2 to 3 months average blood glucose level. The aim of this study was to examine the association between HbA₁c and mortality in a cohort of Southeast Asians. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Analysis of 7,388 men and women, mean age 62 years, from the Singapore Chinese Health Study who provided a blood sample at the follow...

Analysis of 7,388men andwomen,mean age 62 years, from the Singapore Chinese Health Studywho provided a blood sample at the follow-up I visit (1999–2004) and reported no history of diabetes, previous adverse cardiovascular events, or cancer. A total of 888 deaths were identified through 31 December 2011 via registry linkage. Participants represented a random study sample of potential control sub...

Zhong Yi Xue Ye Bing Xue (Theory of Chinese Medical Hematology), Sun Wei-zheng, ed., National Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Publishing House, Beijing, 2000. Dr. Sun's book represents the first comprehensive Chinese hematology book available in China. This does not mean, however, that treatment manuals of hematological diseases did not exist previously. The main source upon which most ...