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61. Technology, adaptation, and mobility in maritime environments in the Philippines from the Late Pleistocene to Early/Mid-Holocene

Author:
Pawlik, Alfred F.
Source:
Quaternary international 2021 v.596 pp. 109-123
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Borneo; Holocene epoch; Philippines; Pleistocene epoch; archaeology; humans; landscapes; people; sea level; Indonesia;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Archaeological research in the Philippines has significantly intensified over the past 20 years and is producing useful insights into the Prehistory of this diverse archipelago that is of relevance for entire Island Southeast Asia (ISEA). Variability in landscape formation, sea level and landmass influenced mobility, subsistence strategies and behavioural advancement of past human populations sinc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2020.11.007

62. The role of the geological uncertainty in a geotechnical design – A retrospective view of Freeway No. 3 Landslide in Northern Taiwan

Author:
Yeh, Chih-Hsiang; Dong, Jia-Jyun; Khoshnevisan, Sara; Juang, C. Hsein; Huang, Wen-Chao; Lu, Yu-Chen
Source:
Engineering geology 2021 v.291 pp. 106233
ISSN:
0013-7952
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; cartography; landslides; lidar; model uncertainty; models; retrospective studies; roads; surveys;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The importance of the geological model in a geotechnical engineering project has long been recognized. However, the uncertainty associated with the geological model has rarely been quantified and explicitly considered in the geotechnical design. This paper explores the role of the geological model uncertainty and the benefit of reducing such uncertainty in a geotechnical design. To this end, the l ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106233

63. Human health risk simulation and assessment of heavy metal contamination in a river affected by industrial activities

Author:
Hoang, Hong-Giang; Chiang, Chow-Feng; Lin, Chitsan; Wu, Cheng-Yen; Lee, Chia-Wei; Cheruiyot, Nicholas Kiprotich; Tran, Huu-Tuan; Bui, Xuan-Thanh
Source:
Environmental pollution 2021 v.285 pp. 117414
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; carcinogenicity; fish; health effects assessments; heavy metals; human health; ingestion; pollution; risk; rivers; surface water;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The human health risks caused by heavy metal contamination (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, Ni, and Zn) in the surface water of the Houjing River, the most contaminated river in southern Taiwan, were assessed in this study. Firstly, heavy metal contamination was evaluated by the contamination factors (CF) and the metal indexes (MI). Secondly, the human health risks due to heavy metal contamination were si ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117414

64. A robust approach to deriving long-term daily surface NO2 levels across China: Correction to substantial estimation bias in back-extrapolation

Author:
Wu, Yangyang; Di, Baofeng; Luo, Yuzhou; Grieneisen, Michael L.; Zeng, Wen; Zhang, Shifu; Deng, Xunfei; Tang, Yulei; Shi, Guangming; Yang, Fumo; Zhan, Yu
Source:
Environment international 2021 v.154 pp. 106576
ISSN:
0160-4120
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; data collection; environment; environmental management; exposure assessment; humans; models; policy analysis; pollution; satellites; China;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Long-term surface NO₂ data are essential for retrospective policy evaluation and chronic human exposure assessment. In the absence of NO₂ observations for Mainland China before 2013, training a model with 2013–2018 data to make predictions for 2005–2012 (back-extrapolation) could cause substantial estimation bias due to concept drift.This study aims to correct the estimation bias in order to recon ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envint.2021.106576

65. Ensemble-based sensitivity analysis and predictability of an extreme rainfall event over northern Taiwan in the Mei-yu season: The 2 June 2017 case

Author:
Wang, Chung-Chieh; Li, Ming-Siang; Chang, Chih-Sheng; Chuang, Pi-Yu; Chen, Shin-Hau; Tsuboki, Kazuhisa
Source:
Atmospheric research 2021 v.259 pp. 105684
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; coasts; latitude; longitude; probability; rain; research; standard deviation; temperature; topography;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the present study, an ensemble-based sensitivity analysis (ESA) on the extreme-rainfall event along the northern coast of Taiwan on 2 June 2017 in the Mei-yu season is performed using the results from 45 forecast members with a grid size of 2.5–5 km. An quasi-stationary rainband associated with the front produced localized rainfall up to 635 mm in 12 h (0000–1200 LST 2 June), causing serious fl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105684

66. Proteomics and neutralization of Bungarus multicinctus (Many-banded Krait) venom: Intra-specific comparisons between specimens from China and Taiwan

Author:
Oh, Angeline Mei Feng; Tan, Kae Yi; Tan, Nget Hong; Tan, Choo Hock
Source:
Comparative biochemistry and physiology 2021 v.247 pp. 109063
ISSN:
1532-0456
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Bungarus multicinctus; antivenoms; death; neurotoxicity; neutralization; pathophysiology; phospholipases; physiology; proteome; proteomics; snakes; toxins; venoms; China;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Many-banded Krait (Bungarus multicinctus) is a medically important venomous snake in East Asia. This study investigated the venom proteomes of B. multicinctus from Guangdong, southern China (BM-China) and insular Taiwan (BM-Taiwan), and the neutralization activities of two antivenom products (produced separately in China and Taiwan) against the lethal effect of the venoms. The venom proteomes ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpc.2021.109063

67. A bioeconomic approach towards improved fishery management of Monomia haanii in the southern Taiwan Strait, China

Author:
Boenish, Robert; Lin, Bai-an; Kritzer, Jacob P.; Wilberg, Michael J.; Shen, Chang-chun; Jiang, Yan; Liu, Min
Source:
Fisheries research 2021 v.240 pp. 105969
ISSN:
0165-7836
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; bioeconomic models; bioeconomics; crabs; egg production; exports; fisheries; fisheries management; income; mortality; research; summer; China;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Red swimming crab, Monomia haanii, is one of China’s most valuable crab export products, but the fishery is managed with very limited scientific information. There is currently no analytical stock assessment for this little studied, but highly sought-after species. Here, a new equilibrium-based bioeconomic model was developed and applied to the M. haanii fishery in the southern Taiwan Strait, Chin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fishres.2021.105969

68. Development of a statistics-based nowcasting model for earthquake-triggered landslides in Taiwan

Author:
Chuang, Ray Y.; Wu, Bing Sheng; Liu, Hsiang-Chieh; Huang, Hsin-Hua; Lu, Chih-Heng
Source:
Engineering geology 2021 v.289 pp. 106177
ISSN:
0013-7952
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; earthquakes; inventories; landslides; lithology; models; prediction; probability; rapid methods; regression analysis; roughness; topography;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Earthquake-triggered landslides are one of the major hazards in tectonically active mountain belts, and a nowcasting (near-real-time assessment) model for rapid assessment of coseismic landsliding is crucial for hazard mitigation and management. The purpose of this study is to develop a nowcasting model by using a logistic regression model. We use an inventory of earthquake-triggered landslides fr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106177

69. Microplastics in seawater and two sides of the Taiwan Strait: Reflection of the social-economic development

Author:
Wu, Qianqian; Liu, Siguang; Chen, Piao; Liu, Mengyang; Cheng, Sha-Yen; Ke, Hongwei; Huang, Peng; Ding, Yongcheng; Cai, Minggang
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2021 v.169 pp. 112588
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; coasts; humans; land use; marine pollution; microplastics; regression analysis; seawater; socioeconomic development; transportation; urbanization;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Microplastic abundance, distribution and source characteristics were investigated for the surface seawaters from the Taiwan Strait as well as those of sediments along its west and east coasts. The microplastic abundances were in the range of 28–208 (mean 90) and 10–246 (mean 69) items/kg (d.w.) along the west and east coasts respectively. The higher microplastic abundance on the west coast might b ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112588

70. Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteremic vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium to eravacycline, omadacycline, lipoglycopeptides, and other comparator antibiotics: Results from the 2019–2020 Nationwide Surveillance of Multicenter Antimicrobial Resistance in Taiwan (SMART)

Author:
Tsai, Hsih-Yeh; Lee, Yu-Lin; Liu, Po-Yu; Lu, Min-Chi; Shao, Pei-Lan; Lu, Po-Liang; Cheng, Shu-Hsing; Ko, Wen-Chien; Lin, Chi-Ying; Wu, Ting-Shu; Yen, Muh-Yong; Wang, Lih-Shinn; Liu, Chang-Pan; Lee, Wen-Sen; Shi, Zhi-Yuan; Chen, Yao-Shen; Wang, Fu-Der; Tseng, Shu-Hui; Chen, Yu-Hui; Sheng, Wang-Huei; Lee, Chun-Ming; Chen, Yen-Hsu; Liao, Chun-Hsing; Hsueh, Po-Ren
Source:
International journal of antimicrobial agents 2021 v.58 no.1 pp. 106353
ISSN:
0924-8579
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Enterococcus faecium; antibiotic resistance; dalbavancin; daptomycin; linezolid; minimum inhibitory concentration; monitoring; tigecycline;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Multicenter surveillance of antimicrobial susceptibility was performed for 235 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) isolates from 18 Taiwanese hospitals. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of eravacycline, omadacycline, lipoglycopeptides, and other comparator antibiotics were determined using the broth microdilution method. Nearly all isolates of VREfm were not susceptible t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106353

71. Appearance matters: multiple functional signals of body colours in a weevil

Author:
Hsu, Hao; Tseng, Hui-Yun; Liao, Chen-Pan; Hsu, Jung-Ya; Huang, Wen-San
Source:
Animal behaviour 2021 v.177 pp. 231-240
ISSN:
0003-3472
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Curculionidae; aposematic species; body size; color; females; mimicry (behavior); predation; reproductive success; sexual selection;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Visual signals in animals are often shaped by sexual selection. For aposematic species, advantages may result from advertising unpalatability to decrease predation and attracting mates to increase reproductive success. On Green Island, Taiwan, most Eupyrgops waltonianus weevils have metallic blue spots on the body; however, some weevils have no conspicuous coloration. The role of coloration in sex ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.05.009

72. Assessing WEEE sustainability potential with a hybrid customer-centric forecasting framework

Author:
Guo, Rui; Zhong, Zhaowei
Source:
Sustainable Production and Consumption 2021 v.27 pp. 1918-1933
ISSN:
2352-5509
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; algorithms; decision making; electronic wastes; hybrids; income; infrastructure; models; principal component analysis; Vietnam;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Along the line of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recovery, customers are the ultimate decision-makers to determine the destinies of the end-of-life (EoL) electronic products. However, inadequacies exist and those are WEEE collection and generation predictions considering uncertain customers’ behavior and deepening discussion of the influence discrepancies of customers’ behavior b ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.spc.2021.04.029

73. First report of Leveillula taurica causing powdery mildew on Tropaeolum majus in Taiwan

Author:
Xiao, Yi-Ting; Ariyawansa, Hiran A.; Wang, Chao-Jen; Huang, Tung-Chin; Shen, Yuan-Min
Source:
Journal of general plant pathology 2021 v.87 no.4 pp. 264-268
ISSN:
1345-2630
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Leveillula taurica; Tropaeolum majus; fungi; leaves; ornamental plants; plant pathology; powdery mildew; sweet peppers;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus), belonging to the family Tropaeolaceae, is a widely used ornamental plant. In April 2020, a powdery mildew was observed on garden nasturtium in central Taiwan. Symptoms included angular chlorotic lesions which later became brown and necrotic on both leaf surfaces. The fungus was identified as Leveillula taurica s. str. based on the morphology and the molecular ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10327-021-01001-0

74. Klebsiella pneumoniae Harboring Carbapenemase Genes in Taiwan: Its Evolution over 20 Years, 1998–2019

Author:
Lai, Chih-Cheng; Yu, Wen-Liang
Source:
International journal of antimicrobial agents 2021 v.58 no.1 pp. 106354
ISSN:
0924-8579
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Klebsiella pneumoniae; beta-lactamase; evolution; genetic background; humans; indigenous species; morbidity; mortality; pathogens; therapeutics; virulence;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is an important pathogen causing various types of human infections in Taiwan. Carbapenemases have increasingly been reported in Enterobacterales in the past two decades. Carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (CPKP), a major resistance concern that has emerged during the last decade, has become a global threat, with its related infections associated with high m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106354

75. On the rainfall induced deep-seated and shallow landslide hazard in Taiwan

Author:
Shou, Keh-Jian; Chen, Jinru
Source:
Engineering geology 2021 v.288 pp. 106156
ISSN:
0013-7952
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; climate change; hazard characterization; landslides; models; rain; regression analysis; rivers; support vector machines; tectonics; watersheds;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Due to vibrant tectonic activity in the Taiwan area, the rock formations are highly fractured. The weathered formations or colluviums are susceptible to landslides due to the dynamic change in river morphology. The impact of climate change makes the landslide hazard more significant over the past decade. Focusing on the slate formation region in the upstreams of the Tachia River, Wu River, and Chu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106156

76. Assessment of long-term offshore wind energy potential in the south and southeast coasts of China based on a 55-year dataset

Author:
Wen, Yi; Kamranzad, Bahareh; Lin, Pengzhi
Source:
Energy 2021 v.224 pp. 120225
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Philippines; data collection; energy; wind; wind power; wind turbines; China; South China Sea;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this study, based on the Japanese 55-year Reanalysis (JRA-55) dataset, the spatio-temporal variations of wind resources were analyzed in the South China Sea. An approach to determine suitable locations of offshore wind energy extraction was proposed and applied to the south and southeast coasts of China. The approach took into account various criteria, including long-term change and wave condit ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2021.120225

77. Democratic innovations as a party tool: A comparative analysis of nuclear energy public participation in Taiwan and South Korea

Author:
Huang, Gillan Chi-Lun; Chen, Rung-Yi; Park, Byung-Bae
Source:
Energy policy 2021 v.153 pp. 112251
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; citizen participation; decision making; energy; energy policy; nuclear power; politics; public opinion; South Korea;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Our paper critically assesses the trajectories of nuclear energy policy-making in Taiwan and South Korea through the lens of state-led democratic innovation. Nuclear energy is as controversial as the associated decision-making highly political, raising concerns with democratic participation. Generally, deliberative polls and referenda are considered more bottom-up and grassroots approaches to reso ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112251

78. New model of hazard potential index based on slope land disturbance and regional carrying capacity: a case study of Namaxia District in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Author:
Chen, Yie-Ruey; Chang, Chwen-Ming; Tseng, Chih-Ming; Hung, Meng-Zhen; Hsieh, Shun-Chieh
Source:
Environmental earth sciences 2021 v.80 no.12 pp. 440
ISSN:
1866-6280
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; case studies; landslides; models; probability; probability analysis; rain; rain intensity; regression analysis;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the last few decades, the economic activities have been growing fast in slope land of Taiwan. To investigate the effect of slope disturbance by slope utilization on the landslide potential, this study employed the concepts of regional carrying capacity, natural environment, and slope utilization to establish a hazard potential index based on slope land disturbance (IHSD) to define the extent of ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12665-021-09736-x

79. Pedogeochemical distribution of gallium, indium and thallium, their potential availability and associated risk in highly-weathered soil profiles of Taiwan

Author:
Liu, Yu-Hsi; Shaheen, Sabry M.; Rinklebe, Jörg; Hseu, Zeng-Yei
Source:
Environmental research 2021 v.197 pp. 110994
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; Oxisols; Ultisols; clay; gallium; indium; regression analysis; research; risk; soil pollution; thallium;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Gallium (Ga), indium (In), and thallium (Tl) are emerging soil contaminants. Profile distribution of total content and available form as well as assessing the contamination degree of these elements in highly-weathered soils have not been studied. Consequently, the aim of this study was to determine the distribution of total (HF-digestion) and available (EDTA-extracted form) content of Ga, In, and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2021.110994

80. Silent winters and rock-and-roll summers: The long-term effects of changing oceans on marine fish vocalization

Author:
Siddagangaiah, Shashidhar; Chen, Chi-Fang; Hu, Wei-Chun; Danovaro, Roberto; Pieretti, Nadia
Source:
Ecological indicators 2021 v.125 pp. 107456
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Taiwan,   etc   ; climate change; marine fish; phenology; sediments; summer; temperature; vocalization; winter;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The analysis of temporal trends and spatial patterns of marine sounds can provide crucial insights to assess the abundance, distribution, and behavior of fishes and of many other species. However, data on species-specific temporal and seasonal changes are still extremely limited. We report here the result of the longest recording ever conducted (five years, from 2014 to 2018) on fish vocalization. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107456