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41. Shaking table testing of two single piles of different stiffnesses subjected to liquefaction-induced lateral spreading

Author:
Chiou, Jiunn-Shyang; Huang, Tzu-Jui; Chen, Ching-Lin; Chen, Chia-Han
Source:
Engineering geology 2021 v.281 pp. 105956
ISSN:
0013-7952
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; aluminum; clay; earthquakes; polypropylenes; sand; soil profiles;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Lateral spreading is the main cause of pile foundation damage in liquefaction-prone areas during earthquakes. A soil profile in which a non-liquefied soil is on top of a liquefied soil is a critical design scenario. To investigate the influence of lateral spreading on pile responses in this type of soil profile, a shaking table test was performed on two single piles in the ground with a 2° slope. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enggeo.2020.105956

42. Integration of an Image-Based Dietary Assessment Paradigm into Dietetic Training Improves Food Portion Estimates by Future Dietitians

Author:
Ho, Dang Khanh Ngan; Chiu, Wan-Chun; Lee, Yu-Chieh; Su, Hsiu-Yueh; Chang, Chun-Chao; Yao, Chih-Yuan; Hua, Kai-Lung; Chu, Hung-Kuo; Hsu, Chien-Yeh; Chang, Jung-Su
Source:
Nutrients 2021 v.13 no.1
ISSN:
2072-6643
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; batters; diet study techniques; portion size; sugars;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The use of image-based dietary assessments (IBDAs) has rapidly increased; however, there is no formalized training program to enhance the digital viewing skills of dieticians. An IBDA was integrated into a nutritional practicum course in the School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University Taiwan. An online IBDA platform was created as an off-campus remedial teaching tool to rein ...
DOI:
10.3390/nu13010175

43. Descriptions of two new species of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from Taroko National Park, Taiwan

Author:
Ermilov, Sergey G.; Liao, Jhih-Rong
Source:
International journal of acarology 2021 v.47 no.1 pp. 61-69
ISSN:
1945-3892
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Sarcoptiformes; acarology; adults; national parks; new species; soil;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Two new species of oribatid mites are described on the basis of adult specimens sampled from soil in Taroko National Park (Taiwan). Tectodamaeus truku Ermilov sp. nov. (Damaeidae) differs from its most similar species, T. kuankuoshuiensis and T. spiniger by the presence of long propodolateral apophysis, long rostral and lamellar setae having flagellate tip and different leg setation. Kalyptrazetes ...
DOI:
10.1080/01647954.2020.1870552

44. Forecasting of Significant Wave Height Based on Gated Recurrent Unit Network in the Taiwan Strait and Its Adjacent Waters

Author:
Wang, Jichao; Wang, Yue; Yang, Jungang
Source:
Water 2021 v.13 no.1
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; prediction; support vector machines; water; wind speed;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Significant wave height (SWH) forecasting is a key process for offshore and costal engineering. However, accurate prediction of the SWH is quite challenging due to the randomness and fluctuation features of waves. This paper employs a novel deep learning method, the gated recurrent unit network (GRU), to forecast SWH with lead times of 3, 6, 12 and 24 h. The data sets used in this study include th ...
DOI:
10.3390/w13010086

45. Vertical and horizontal movements of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in southeastern Taiwan

Author:
Lin, Shian-Jhong; Musyl, Michael K.; Chiang, Wei-Chuan; Wang, Sheng-Ping; Su, Nan-Jay; Chang, Ching-Tsun; Chang, Qi-Xuan; Ho, Yuan-Shing; Kawabe, Ryo; Yeh, Hsin-Ming; Tseng, Chen-Te
Source:
Marine and freshwater behaviour and physiology 2021 v.54 no.1 pp. 1-21
ISSN:
1029-0362
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Thunnus obesus; behavior; freshwater; physiology; satellites; temperature; tuna;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... To learn about the movement patterns of bigeye tuna in eastern Taiwan, pop-up satellite archival tags were attached on five tuna ~55 kg and prematurely detached and popped-up after 32 to 132 days-at-liberty. Two tags were physically recovered and provided fine-scale data archiving the full 47 and 132 days-at-liberty. The deepest descent recorded was 1,292 m and the coldest temperature visited 2.7° ...
DOI:
10.1080/10236244.2020.1852878

46. Evaluation of real-time PM2.5 forecasts with the WRF-CMAQ modeling system and weather-pattern-dependent bias-adjusted PM2.5 forecasts in Taiwan

Author:
Cheng, Fang-Yi; Feng, Chih-Yung; Yang, Zhih-Min; Hsu, Chia-Hua; Chan, Ka-Wa; Lee, Chia-Ying; Chang, Shuenn-Chin
Source:
Atmospheric environment 2021 v.244 pp. 117909
ISSN:
1352-2310
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; air quality; cluster analysis; environment; models; weather;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... A real-time air quality forecasting (AQF) system was developed in Taiwan using the Weather Research and Forecasting meteorological model and Community Multiscale Air Quality model framework. This study evaluated the performance of the one-year archived AQF PM₂.₅ forecasts (October 2018 to September 2019) and developed a bias-correction method to improve the accuracy of the PM₂.₅ forecasts.The bias ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117909

47. A New Constituent of Herbidospora daliensis Actinobacteria

Author:
Cheng, Ming-Jen; Wu, Ming-Der; Chen, Jih-Jung; Aung, Thanda; Khamthong, Nanthaphong; Tseng, Min
Source:
Chemistry of natural compounds 2021 v.57 no.1 pp. 53-55
ISSN:
0009-3130
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Herbidospora; chemistry; fractionation; liquid state fermentation; sediments;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... A previous bioassay-guided fractionation of the active CH₂Cl₂-soluble layer from the liquid fermentation of Herbidospora daliensis yielded one actinomycete strain, 0385M-1T, which was isolated from sediment samples collected from a city in Taiwan. This resulted in the isolation of a new compound, daliensilin (1), The structure of the isolate was established by spectroscopic methods, including UV, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10600-021-03280-7

48. Soil liquefaction potential evaluation – An update of the HBF method focusing on research and practice in Taiwan

Author:
Hwang, Jin-Hung; Khoshnevisan, Sara; Juang, C. Hsein; Lu, Chih-Chieh
Source:
Engineering geology 2021 v.280 pp. 105926
ISSN:
0013-7952
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; databases; deterministic models; earthquakes; probability; soil liquefaction;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper presents an update of the Hyperbolic Function (HBF) method to evaluate the liquefaction potential of sandy soils. The HBF method was created after the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan Earthquake (Mw = 7.6) using the database of case histories developed based on field observations and in situ and laboratory tests in areas affected by the 1999 event. The updated HBF method reported herein reflects th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enggeo.2020.105926

49. The Characteristics of Coastal Highway Wave Attack and Nearshore Morphology: Provincial Highway No. 9, Taiwan

Author:
Lu, Wei-Shiun; Wu, Han-Lun; Hu, Kai-Cheng; Chen, Yen-Lung; Chen, Wei-Bo; Hsiao, Shih-Chun; Hsiao, Yu; Chen, Chun-Yen; Tsai, Li-Hung
Source:
Water 2020 v.12 no.11
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; hydrodynamics; mathematical models; water;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study explores coastal hazard characteristics along Provincial Highway No. 9 (hereafter the Provincial Highway) in Taiwan. Numerical simulation was conducted to analyze wave attacks and medium-to-long-term coastal morphological change along the Provincial Highway and identify areas of high hazard potential. Hydrodynamic and morphological change numerical models were used to simulate various m ...
DOI:
10.3390/w12113274

50. Three new species of Pseudophanias Raffray from Japan and Taiwan Island, and synonymy of Chandleriella Hlaváč with Pseudophanias (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae)

Author:
Inoue, Shota; Nomura, Shûhei; Yin, Zi-Wei
Source:
ZooKeys 2020 v.987 pp. 135-156
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Japan; Staphylinidae; new species;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The genus Pseudophanias Raffray, 1890 is discovered in Japan and Taiwan Island for the first time, with three new species: P. yaimensis Inoue, Nomura & Yin, sp. nov., P. nakanoi Inoue, Nomura & Yin, sp. nov., and P. excavatus Inoue, Nomura & Yin, sp. nov. It is the fifth tmesiphorine genus known from Japan and the first from Taiwan. The genus Chandleriella Hlaváč, 2000 is placed as a junior synony ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.987.53648

51. Dynamics of pore water pressure at the soil–bedrock interface recorded during a rainfall-induced shallow landslide in a steep natural forested headwater catchment, Taiwan

Author:
Liang, Wei-Li
Source:
Journal of hydrology 2020 v.587 pp. 125003
ISSN:
0022-1694
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; groundwater; landslides; rain; watersheds;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The generation of subsurface saturation is highly related to shallow landslide initiation. Although many studies have relied on experiments to report the generation processes of subsurface saturation that triggers shallow artificial landslides, studies based on detailed in situ monitoring data sets or pre- and post-slide data sets for a natural landslide are still rare. This study recorded the dyn ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125003

52. Two new and one newly recorded species of Thelcticopis Karsch, 1884 (Araneae, Sparassidae) from China

Author:
Zhu, Yang; Lin, Ye-Jie; Zhong, Yang
Source:
ZooKeys 2020 v.940 pp. 105-115
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Sparassidae; new species; China;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Two new species of the genus Thelcticopis Karsch, 1884, T. dahanensis Zhu & Zhong, sp. nov. (♂) and T. unciformis Zhu & Zhong, sp. nov. (♂), are described and figured from Taiwan Island. Thelcticopis severa (L. Koch, 1875) is recorded from Guangdong and Fujian provinces for the first time. So far, Thelcticopis, including four species from China, is mainly distributed in the tropical or subtropical ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.940.50764

53. Effects of typhoon disturbances on seasonal and interannual patterns of litterfall on coniferous and broadleaf plantations in Xitou, central Taiwan

Author:
Cheng, Chih-Hsin; Lee, Chia-Yi; Lee, Hong-Ru; Chen, Chiou-Pin; Menyailo, Oleg V.
Source:
Journal of forest research 2020 v.25 no.3 pp. 155-162
ISSN:
1610-7403
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; plant litter; research; typhoons;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Many environmental and climatic disturbances can significantly change the magnitude and pattern of litterfall. This study investigated the effects of typhoon disturbances on the seasonal and interannual patterns of litterfall on coniferous and broadleaf plantation stands in Xitou, central Taiwan. Throughout the study period from 2012 to 2018, typhoon disturbances were recorded in 4 of these 7 year ...
DOI:
10.1080/13416979.2020.1762026

54. Anomoneura taiwanica sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Psylloidea, Psyllidae), a new jumping plant-louse species from Taiwan associated with Morus australis (Moraceae)

Author:
Cho, Geonho; Liao, Yi-Chang; Lee, Seunghwan; Yang, Man-Miao
Source:
ZooKeys 2020 v.917 pp. 117-126
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Morus australis; Psyllidae; pests;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Anomoneura taiwanica sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Psylloidea, Psyllidae, Psyllinae) is described based on samples from Taiwan that were previously misidentified as A. mori Schwarz, 1896. Morphological and genetic differences between the two species, as well as their distribution, are detailed and discussed. Comments on the pest status of Anomoneura spp. in East Asia are also provided. ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.917.36727

55. Dietary preferences of brachyuran crabs from Taiwan for marine or terrestrial food sources: evidence based on fatty acid trophic markers

Author:
Stumpp, Meike; Saborowski, Reinhard; Jungblut, Simon; Liu, Hung-Chang; Hagen, Wilhelm
Source:
Frontiers in zoology 2021 v.18 no.1 pp. 26
ISSN:
1742-9994
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Percnon; crabs; diet; ecological function; fatty acid composition; herbivores; littoral zone; midgut; triacylglycerols;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Trophic interactions are key processes, which determine the ecological function and performance of organisms. Many decapod crustaceans feed on plant material as a source for essential nutrients, e.g. polyunsaturated fatty acids. Strictly herbivorous feeding appears only occasionally in marine decapods but is common in land crabs. To verify food preferences and to establish trophic mark ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12983-021-00405-0

56. Temporal phylogeny and molecular characterization of echovirus 30 associated with aseptic meningitis outbreaks in China

Author:
Tian, Xiaoling; Han, Zhenzhi; He, Yulong; Sun, Qiang; Wang, Wenrui; Xu, Wenbo; Li, Hongying; Zhang, Yong
Source:
Virology journal 2021 v.18 no.1 pp. 118
ISSN:
1743-422X
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; epidemiological studies; etiological agents; genetic variation; genotype; meningitis; phylogeny; virology; viruses; China;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: An outbreak of aseptic meningitis occurred from June to August 2016, in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. METHODS: To determine its epidemiological characteristics, etiologic agent, and possible origin, specimens were collected for virus isolation and identification, followed by molecular epidemiological analysis. RESULTS: A total of 363 patients were clinically diagnosed from J ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12985-021-01590-4

57. Rapid screening and determination of pesticides on lemon surfaces using the paper-spray mass spectrometry integrated via thermal desorption probe

Author:
Chen, Kuan-Hong; Li, Yi-Chieh; Sheu, Fuu; Lin, Che-Hsin
Source:
Food chemistry 2021 v.363 pp. 130305
ISSN:
0308-8146
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; acetamiprid; chlorfenapyr; desorption; electrospray ionization mass spectrometry; food chemistry; fruits; ionization; pyridaben;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper presents a novel thermal desorption probe integrated with the corona-discharged assisted paper-spray mass spectrometry (PS-MS) for rapid detecting the residual pesticides on fruit surfaces. Pesticide detection can be simply achieved by scratching the fruit surface and then placed in front of the inlet of the MS for target pesticides screening. A novel ionization method comprising the el ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130305

58. Occurrence of thermally induced glycidyl esters and 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol esters in refined oils and pressed oils manufactured by different processes and associated with human health risks in Taiwan

Author:
Chen, Hsuan; Tsao, Chieh-Hsi; Chang, Yu-Hsuan; Lee, Wei-Ju
Source:
Food chemistry 2021 v.360 pp. 130053
ISSN:
0308-8146
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; alpha-chlorohydrin; food chemistry; food safety; human health; oilseeds; risk assessment;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Glycidyl esters (GEs) and 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol esters (3-MCPDEs) are heat-induced contaminants mainly formed during oil refining. Information on the occurrence of these contaminants in pressed oils is still limited. In this study, 16 oilseeds pressed with a screw press and a hydraulic press had extremely low concentrations of GEs and 3-MCPDEs. Seed-roasting at high temperatures was the pri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130053

59. Assessment of microplastics in oysters in coastal areas of Taiwan

Author:
Liao, Chun-Pei; Chiu, Ching-Chun; Huang, Hsiang-Wen
Source:
Environmental pollution 2021 v.286 pp. 117437
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Crassostrea; Saccostrea; accountability; coasts; color; marine debris; marine pollution; microplastics; polyethylene terephthalates;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Microplastic contamination in ecosystems has emerged as an environmental issue of global significance. This research quantified microplastics in oysters from 22 sites along Taiwan coastlines. In total, 6630 microplastic items were found in 660 oysters of two genera (Crassostrea and Saccostrea). The average content of microplastics was 3.24 ± 1.02 items/g (wet weight), ranging from 0.63 ± 0.52 item ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117437

60. Effects of soil lead exposure and land use characteristics on neurodevelopment among children under 3 years of age in northern Taiwan

Author:
Kao, Chi-Sian; Wang, Ying-Lin; Chuang, Ting-Wu; Jiang, Chuen-Bin; Hsi, Hsing-Cheng; Liao, Kai-Wei; Chien, Ling-Chu
Source:
Environmental pollution 2021 v.286 pp. 117288
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; cognition; geographic information systems; land use; lead; motor development; neurodevelopment; pollution; regression analysis; soil; spectrometers;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Lead (Pb) exposure increases the risks of neurodevelopmental disorders in children. Child-specific activities and land use scenarios may lead to elevated opportunities for Pb exposure through the soil. Therefore, we investigated hair and fingernail Pb concentrations among young children in northern Taiwan, in relation to soil Pb pollution and land use characteristics. We also explored the effect o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117288