12 results for "Li-Chi Chiang"
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Balancing ecosystem services and climate resilience: A case study of the Gaoping River Basin, Taiwan
As global populations rise, the demand for ecosystem provisioning services increases, even as climate change increasingly disrupts their supply and regulation. This study evaluates the impacts of climate change on water-related ecosystem services (WES) in the Gaoping River Basin using the SWAT…
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Assessing climate change impacts on water footprint of crop production and crop yield: a case study of the Wu River basin, Taiwan
Evaluating the water footprint of crop production is crucial for achieving sustainable agriculture and efficient water resource allocation in the watershed, particularly in the context of climate change. This study leverages the SWAT model and AR5 climate scenario data to simulate crop water…
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Perception of the factors contributing to family happiness among caregivers of stroke survivors in a suburban community in Thailand: A qualitative study
Introduction: Caring for stroke survivors in primary care settings substantially impacts family life and health. Caregivers of stroke survivors have different challenging experiences in providing care in relation to family happiness. This study aimed to explore family happiness and its contributing…
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Integration of UAV Digital Surface Model and HEC-HMS Hydrological Model System in iRIC Hydrological Simulation—A Case Study of Wu River
This research investigates flood susceptibility in the mid- and downstream areas of Taiwan’s Wu River, historically prone to flooding in central Taiwan. The study integrates the Hydrologic Engineering Center—Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS) for flow simulations with unmanned aerial vehicle…
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Improving AVSWAT Stream Flow Simulation by Incorporating Groundwater Recharge Prediction in the Upstream Lesti Watershed, East Java, Indonesia
The upstream Lesti watershed is one of the major watersheds of East Java in Indonesia, covering about 38093 hectares. Although there are enough water resources to meet current demands in the basin, many challenges including high spatial and temporal variability in precipitation from year to year…
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Analyzing the spatial intercorrelations of hydrological ecosystem services of different land use/land cover at the catchment scale
Understanding the spatial dynamics and interactions of hydrological ecosystem services (HES) is critical for sustainable watershed management under increasing land use pressure and climate variability. This study evaluates five key HES indicators—freshwater provision, green water scarcity, green…
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Determinants of nurses’ readiness for disaster response: A cross-sectional study
Reducing the impacts of disasters is imperative in these times when disasters continually threaten people's lives. Given that the readiness for disaster response of nurses are essential in mitigating damage, however, studies on the determinants of nurses' readiness for disaster response remain…
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Planning and Strategies for Expansion of Irrigation Services in Mountainous Areas: A Case Study of Nantou County in Taiwan
More than half of the cultivated land belongs to the Irrigation Association. Therefore, there have been no farmland consolidation, irrigation, and drainage projects. The cultivation in the non-irrigation area suffers from poor geographical conditions and a lack of water sources. A practical…
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Evaluation of hydrological responses to climate change for a data-scarce mountainous watershed in Taiwan
Despite the mountainous watersheds being important for the ecosystem, water resources, and hydropower, little hydrological data has been collected. This data scarcity makes it difficult to evaluate their hydrologic response to climate change. This study integrated short-term hydrological data with…
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Influential Factors of Insufficient Physical Activity among Adolescents with Asthma in Taiwan
Purpose: Little research has been reported concerning insufficient physical activity in Taiwanese adolescents with asthma. The aims of this paper are to compare the amount of physical activity between asthmatic and non-asthmatic adolescents in Taiwan, as well as to investigate the influential…
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Therapeutic benefit of the dual ALK/FAK inhibitor ESK440 in ALK-driven neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma (NB) is a predominantly pediatric cancer with greater than 90% of cases arising in children under the age of five. More than half of patients have metastases detected at diagnosis, and high-risk disease is associated with five-year survival rates of only 50–60 %. Standard therapy…