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Even though the prison population in Taiwan are not as high as 10 years ago, prison population is about the same as that of countries with much bigger overall populations such as Japan, France, Germany or the United Kingdom. Moreover, the recidivism rates were increased over the past few decades. Most criminological research indicated a strong inverse relationship between employment and crime, suggesting that ex-prisoners with stable employments were less likely to reoffend than their counterpart without employment. However, ex-offenders face significant barriers to employment after release from prison, such as employer attitudes toward individuals with criminal records, legal barriers, educational and financial obstacles, substance abuse and health issues, and lack of stable housing. This study discussed the applications of self-stigma by analyzed the sources of job search, employment status, type of job, causes of unemployment, and salary expectations. The results indicated that given up played an important role in ex-prisoners' job searching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article briefly analyzes the working process of photovoltaic radar of a certain plane and intraduces the software and hardware design of the equipment for detecting synthetic photovohaic radar parameters based on virtual instrument technology. This thesis emphasizes the common process of testability design and the application in the equipment. The automatic detecting capability of testing and isolating faults in the equipment is obtained due to the application of bulb-in testing (BIT). Thus, the maintainability, usability and reliability of the equipment are effectively improved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To study the differences in the clinical features of purulent meningitis (PM) between small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) infants., Methods: The clinical data of 58 full-term infants with PM were analyzed retrospectively. The infants were classified into a SGA group (13 cases) and an AGA group (45 cases) according to their birth weight and gestational age. Clinical manifestations, laboratory results, and outcomes were compared between the two groups., Results: The incidence of decreased muscle tone in the SGA group was significantly higher than that in the AGA group (P<0.05); the positive rate in the Pandy's test for cerebrospinal fluid in the SGA group was significantly higher than that in the SGA group (P<0.05). Brain imaging examination showed that the incidence of brain injuries in the SGA group was significantly higher than that in the AGA group (P<0.05)., Conclusions: SGA infants with PM display a higher risk of brain injury, suggesting a poorer outcome, compared with AGA infants.

Objective: To study the clinical features, distribution of pathogens, drug susceptibility, and treatment effectiveness in neonates with urinary tract infection (UTI) and admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)., Methods: The clinical data of 229 neonates who developed UTI during their stay in the NICU were retrospectively studied., Results: The main clinical manifestations of these children included fever/irregular body temperature, refusing to milk feeding, jaundice, vomiting, diarrhea, poor weight gain, and lethargy. The top three pathogens were Escherichia coli, Enterococcus feces, and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae were highly resistant to ampicillin and most cephalosporins (≥ 85%), and were highly sensitive to imipenem (100%), meropenem (100%), cefoperazone/sulbactam and piperacillin/tazobactam (>90%). Enterococcus feces were highly resistant to penicillin (100%), rifampicin (84%) and gentamicin (79%), but were sensitive to vancomycin., Conclusions: The clinical manifestations of neonatal UTI are often atypical and manifested as systemic symptoms. The main pathogenic bacterium is Escherichia coli, and the isolation rate of enterococci can also be high. Most pathogenic bacteria are resistant to penicillin and cephalosporins, and therefore decision-making on drug administration must be based on the results of drug sensitivity tests.