Fu Jen Catholic University

About: Fu Jen Catholic University is a education organization based out in Taipei, Taiwan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Hazard ratio. The organization has 6842 authors who have published 9512 publications receiving 171005 citations. The organization is also known as: FJU & Fu Jen.

The behavior of Taiwan mutual fund investors—performance and fund flows

Abstract: We examine the investment flow of open-end equity mutual funds. With a unique data from Taiwan, we are able to investigate the buy and sell behavior of mutual investors separately. We find that most investors that invest in large mutual funds are small-amount investors, while those that invest in small funds invest a much larger amount. Small-amount investors of large funds tend to chase past winners and redeem shares once fund performance improves. They are more likely to avoid actively managed funds with high turnover. On the other hand, large-amount investors of small funds appear to be dispassionate buyers whose purchases are not remarkably affected by short-term performance. They are more likely to keep performance-improving funds, redeem the losers, and pay higher management fees.

Increased risk of chronic kidney disease in rheumatoid arthritis associated with cardiovascular complications - A national population-based cohort study

Abstract: Background and Objectives There have been few large population-based studies of the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) and glomerulonephritis. This nationwide cohort study investigated the risks of developing CKD and glomerulonephritis in patients with RA, and the associated risks for cardiovascular complications.

Distinct Subpopulations of Head and Neck Cancer Cells with Different Levels of Intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species Exhibit Diverse Stemness, Proliferation, and Chemosensitivity

Abstract: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is driven by cancer-initiating cells (CIC), but their maintenance mechanisms are obscure. For hematopoietic stem cells, low levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS(Low)) is known to help sustain stemness properties. In this report, we evaluated the hypothesis that ROS(Low) character conferred CIC properties in HNSCC. Sphere cultures define CIC in HNSCC cell populations (HN-CIC). We found that ROS(Low) cells in HN-CIC defined in this manner were more numerous than in parental HNSCC cells. Further, ROS(Low) cells frequently coexpressed CIC surface markers such as memGrp78 and Glut3. Exploiting flow cytometry to sort cells on the basis of their ROS level, we found that isolated ROS(Low) cells displayed relatively more CIC properties, including quiescence, chemoresistance, in vitro malignant properties, and tumorigenicity. Pharmacological depletion of ROS modulators in cisplatin-treated HN-CIC reduced CIC properties, enhancing cell differentiation and enhancing cisplatin-induced cell death. Overall, our work defined cell subpopulations in HNSCC on the basis of differential intracellular ROS levels, which associated with stemness and chemoresistance properties. On the basis of our findings, we suggest that strategies to promote intracellular ROS levels may heighten the efficacy of conventional chemotherapy used for HNSCC treatment.

Unipolar Switching Behaviors of RTO $\hbox{WO}_{X}$ RRAM

Abstract: The microstructure and electrical properties of the WOX -based resistive random access memory are investigated in this letter. The WOX layer is formed by converting the surface of the W plug with a CMOS-compatible rapid thermal oxidation process. The conductive-atomic-force-microscopy result indicates that nanoscale conducting channels exist in the WOX layer and result in a low initial resistance. This letter studies the unipolar operation- the programming, reading, and reliability behaviors of the device are characterized systematically. The low programming voltages for RESET (3.3 V/50 ns) and fast SET speed (3 V/300 ns) are achieved along with cycling endurance greater than 107 times. In addition, the device is immune to read disturb. A 2-bit/cell operation is also demonstrated for high-density applications.

An extended chaotic maps-based key agreement protocol with user anonymity

Abstract: A key agreement protocol is used to derive a shared secure session key by two or more parties, but no party can predetermine the resulting value. Users can securely exchange information over an open network by using the shared session key to encrypt/decrypt secure information. Recently, several key agreement protocols based on chaotic maps are proposed. Xiao et al. proposed a novel key agreement protocol based on chaotic maps and claimed their protocol can resist the known attack which is proposed by Bergamo et al. However, Han et al. and Xiang et al. pointed out that the Xiao et al. protocol is still insecure. To overcome these attacks, we shall propose an extended chaotic maps-based key agreement protocol. The proposed protocol not only can resist these attacks, but also provide mutual authentication and user anonymity.