Background and Aim: Environmental factors such as food, lifestyle and prevalence of
Helicobacter pylori infection are widely different in Asian countries compared with the West, and …

Background and Aims: Many of the ideas on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are derived from
studies conducted in Western societies. Their relevance to Asian societies has not been …

Although the incidence of hepatolithiasis is decreasing as the pattern of gallstone disease
changes in Asia, the prevalence of hepatolithiasis is persistently high, especially in Far …

Background and Aims: Since the publication of the Asia‐Pacific GERD consensus in 2004,
more data concerning the epidemiology and management of gastroesophageal reflux …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a complex disorder characterized by abdominal symptoms
including chronic abdominal pain or discomfort and altered bowel habits. The etiology of IBS …

Background and Aims: In a previous study, the authors found that reduced expression of
peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor (PPAR)‐α might play an important role in developing …

The relationship between hiatal hernias and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has
been greatly debated over the past decades, with the importance of hiatal hernias first being …

Background: Tegaserod has been shown to be an effective therapy for the multiple symptoms
of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in Western populations. However, little information is …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Recently, new methods, including the concept of viable enhancing
tumor such as EASL and mRECIST, have been proposed for substitution of the conventional …

This paper proposes a new family of multilevel inverter topology that is able to generate
seven voltage levels by utilizing one or two floating capacitors and 10 power switches. This …