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17 Jun 2019
Issue 5
Opinion mining and sentiment analysis Opinion mining and sentiment analysis, a practical application of natural language processing (NLP), has attracted atte....more
Our study aimed to construct a system for ICD-10 coding systems produced by supervised machine learning techniques to categorize automatically free-text medical d....more
We all aspire to be healthy. Can artificial intelligence (AI) help us in our quest? Thanks to ubiquitously available datasets, fast-growing computing power, ....more
Node ranking in a graph is an important technique underlying many real-world applications. Take web search for example. This task is essential for returning impor....more
The use of encrypted traffic on the Internet has become increasingly popular in recent years. Google and the Mozilla Foundation have released statistical data ind....more
Human infants acquire language with little formal teaching, but machines need large amounts of annotated data, which makes the development of natural language pro....more
Introduction
In 2015, we proposed the dependency structure matrix genetic algorithm II (DSMGA-II) [1], which is currently a state-of-the-art discrete gen....more
Facial action unit (AU) detection is an important task that enables emotion recognition from facial movements. Figure 1 shows a few AU examples that illustrate th....more
Using a robot to help family members look after seniors living alone
With a large portion of Taiwan’s population becoming aged, Dr. Yang aims to in....more
Solving creative problems such as those pertaining to writing or design is challenging because such problems are open-ended and require people to spend much time ....more
The Interview：Dr. Li-Chen Fu
Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently one of the most important topics among both industries and individuals. The main q....more
With the advent of the influence of Western powers in East Asia, Taiwan encountered its first exposure to law derived from the modern West (hereafter “moder....more
This study examines the welfare and healthcare service promotion campaign in Beitou District, Taipei, focusing on participatory networks and cross-sector partnerships ....more
As a fundamental constitutional principle, the welfare state (Sozialstaat) principle pursues the ideal of social justice, which implies the fulfillment of substan....more
New dung beetle species closely related to Russian beetle reveals complicated components of Taiwanese insect fauna
A new species of dung beetle was the f....more
Secondary cell wall (SCW) biosynthesis is the biological process that generates wood, an important renewable feedstock for materials and energy. NAC domain transc....more
Unveiled by measuring one molecule at a time Translation is the biological reaction of protein synthesis in all living cells. The ribosome, the enzyme in cha....more
Even distribution in diverse habitats can reduce the risk of extinction for a species. Understanding how a species is spatially distributed, including heterogenei....more
Internal tides are baroclinic wave trains generated at tidal intervals by barotropic tidal currents when they flow over steep ocean-bottom topography [e.g., Wunsc....more
Every year, over 10,000 earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 4 are recorded worldwide, and more than 200 of them strike the Taiwan region. As might be expecte....more
Imagine you are an Uber driver and happen to pick up a material scientist or a physicist. What would be the first question you asked her/him? I could give the rea....more
Heat dissipation has been the most formidable challenge in information technology due to the continued increase in power dissipation, and it has hampered the deve....more
Scientists from Taiwan have developed a “paper” test for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection Early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) allows pati....more
Recovery of wasted cold energy by TEG
The worldwide energy crisis has made people realize the importance of the waste energy recovery, and waste heat rec....more
Riverfront redevelopment and urban agriculture With the popularization of environmentalism, a resurgence of urban agriculture has been observed in Taiwan in ....more
The ever-increasing demand for energy resources and sustainable development has promoted the growth of thin-film photovoltaic technology. Cu(In, Ga)Se2 (CIGS) sol....more
Sepsis, a pathogen-induced systemic inflammation that leads to organ dysfunction, remains a major public health problem. Each year, an estimated 20 to 30 million ....more
Approximately 38 million people die from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) globally per year (Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2014: Attaining the n....more
Betel chewing, a socially important custom, is an addictive habit recognized as causing oropharyngeal and other cancers. Chewers of the chopped nuts of the Areca ....more
Underpricing is a known issue associated with initial public offerings (IPOs) throughout the world. This phenomenon has been observed in Taiwan. Traditionally, in....more