In the past China’s rural areas, home to 70% of its population, suffered energy shortages. China’s indigenous energy resources are limited, with the exception of coal. The widespread use of coal requires large investments in production and transport –making it costly-, and degrades the environment. As a result the Chinese government has implemented an energy policy that aims at the use of renew...

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) has been a widespread disease in many countries, especially in Taiwan. According to the statistics of United States renal data system (USRDS), Taiwan had high rates of incident ESRD and the greatest rates of prevalent ESRD in 2008. Moreover, with the increasing ESRD patients appear, the huge expense becomes a heavy burden in the society. To avoid deterioration, th...