Sol–gel route was applied to synthesize anti-microbial hydroxyapatite (HAp) powders by the
addition of silver 200–20000 ppm or zinc salts. The bacteria strain, Streptococcus mutans (S…

Using civil appeals data on Taiwan’s Supreme Court (TSC), this article revisits the well-known
question of whether the “haves” come out ahead in litigations. We first show that the higher…

Law and economics scholars fiercely debate the question of whether discovery promotes
settlement. The few empirical studies addressing this question in the United States have …

Purpose To investigate the associated factors and change trajectories of quality of life (QoL),
global outcome, and post-concussion symptoms (PCS) over the first year following mild …

A central concern of access-to-justice studies is whether the socioeconomically disadvantaged
individuals can obtain effective assistance in dealing with their legal problems. Using the …

Background: Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is helpful in lowering the intracranial pressure
in patients with severe head injuries. However, it is still unclear which surgical approach (…

Theoretical works suggest that granting a supreme court discretion in choosing the cases to
be decided on the merits could shift dockets away from traditional case-based adjudication …

Purpose The performance of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision,
Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes for identifying acute hemorrhagic stroke in Taiwan’s …

Since the late 1980s, interdisciplinary scholars have conducted several empirical studies to
examine to what extent legal representation affects case outcomes. Yet most of these …

Taiwan's legal reform in 2003 provides an excellent natural experiment-like setting for
empirical investigation. Using trial data from 2004 to 2007, we test whether there has been a …