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Lin, Yu-kai

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Name

Lin, Yu-kai

Title

Associate Professor

Degree

Ph.D., Institute of Environmental Health, National Taiwan University

Master of Public Health (MPH), Institute of environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health

Master of Science (MSc), Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, National Taiwan University

Bachelor, Department of Public Health, National Taiwan University

Experiences

Department of Health and Welfare, University of Taipei

Secretariat of Taipei City Government

Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan, Taiwan

Expertise

Environmental Health Sciences; Environmental Epidemiology; Occupational Safety and Health; Work Environment Monitoring and Control; Environmental Sampling and Analysis; Health Risk Assessment and Management

Environmental Health; Public Health; Psychology; Urban Environmental Planning and Sustainable Development; National Health Insurance Research Database Analysis

E-mail

yklin@utaipei.edu.tw

Office phone number

02-2871-8288 #8332

Research Projects

期刊/Publications
  1. Chang, C. N., Lin, Y. K*., Huang, M. Y. (2024). Exploring the Beliefs and Behaviors of Urban Residents in Taiwan Towards Home Dental Care: A Theory of Planned Behavior Approach. J. Family Dent. 18(03): 10-21.
  2. Lai, Y. J., Wang, C. C., Lin, Y. K., Chen, M. J., Chou, Y. S., Chen, C. C., Liu, C. Y., Wu, S. J., Hsu, L. F., Li, J. H., & Yen, Y. F.* (2024). Association between leisure-time physical activity and incident cancer risk: a nationwide population-based cohort study. Sports medicine - open, 10(1), 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-024-00780-y
  3. Sharma, A., Yajing, K., Lin, M. C., Deng, L., Lin, Y. K., Chianghsieh, L. H., Sung, F. C., & Wang, Y. C.* (2024). Emergency room visits (ERVs) among occupational groups associated with ambient conditions in Taiwan. International archives of occupational and environmental health, 97(7), 779–789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-024-02084-w
  4. Wibawa, B.S.S., Wang, Y. C., Andhikaputra, G., Lin, Y. K., Hsieh, L. H.C., & Tsai, K. H. (2023). The impact of climate variability on dengue fever risk in central java, Indonesia. Climate Services, 33, 100433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2023.100433
  5. Sharma, A., Lin, Y. K., Chen, C. C., Deng, L., & Wang, Y. C.* (2023). Projections of temperature-associated mortality risks under the changing climate in an ageing society. Public Health, 221, 23–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2023.05.017
  6. Lo, W. Y., Lin, Y. K., Lee, H. M., & Liu, T. Y. (2023). The lens of Yin-Yang philosophy: the influence of paradoxical leadership and emotional intelligence on nurses' organizational identification and turnover intention. Leadership in health services, 10.1108/LHS-09-2022-0095. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHS-09-2022-0095
  7. Andhikaputra, G., Sharma, A., Sapkota, A., He, H., Lin, Y. K., Deng, L. W., & Wang, Y. C.* (2023). Quantifying the effects of anomalies of temperature, precipitation, and surface water storage on diarrhea risk in Taiwan. Epidemiology and health, 45, e2023024. https://doi.org/10.4178/epih.e2023024
  8. Lo, W. Y., Lin, Y. K., Lin, C. Y., & Lee, H. M. (2023). Invisible Erosion of Human Capital: The Impact of Emotional Blackmail and Emotional Intelligence on Nurses' Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention. Behavioral sciences, 13(1), 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13010037
  9. Andhikaputra, G., Sapkota, A., Lin, Y. K., Chan, T. C., Gao, C., Deng, L. W., & Wang, Y. C.* (2023). The impact of temperature and precipitation on all-infectious-, bacterial-, and viral-diarrheal disease in Taiwan. The Science of the total environment, 862, 160850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160850
  10. Zafirah, Y, Lin, Y. K., Andhikaputra, G., Sung, F. C., Deng, L. W., & Wang, Y. C.* (2022). Mortality and morbidity of chronic kidney disease associated with ambient environment in metropolitans in Taiwan. Atmospheric Environment, 289, 119317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119317
  11. Chang, C. K., Lin, Y. K., Lin, C. W., Su, M. W., Chu, H. W., Wu, C. D., Zeng, Y. T., & Chang, B. L.* (2022). Effects of long-term exposure to major outdoor air pollutants for the risk of chronic inflammatory airway diseases in adults with potential interaction detection in Taiwan Biobank. Atmospheric Environment, 288, 119296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119296
  12. Lin, W. Y., Chang, C. K., Tung, F. I., Lin, T. Y., & Lin, Y. K.* (2022). Interpreting the Evidence of Body Mass Index in Relation to Mental Health Status in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Gerontology, 68(11), 1311–1320. https://doi.org/10.1159/000524450
  13. Lai, H. J., Lien, Y. J.*, Chen, K. R., & Lin, Y. K. (2022). The Effectiveness of Mental Health Literacy Curriculum among Undergraduate Public Health Students. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(9), 5269. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095269
  14. Zafirah, Y., Lin, Y. K., Andhikaputra, G., Deng, L. W., Sung, F. C., & Wang, Y. C.* (2021). Mortality and morbidity of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associated with ambient environment in metropolitans in Taiwan. PloS one, 16(7), e0253814. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253814
  15. Lin, Y. K., Zafirah, Y., Ke, M. T., Andhikaputra, G., & Wang, Y. C.* (2021). The effects of extreme temperatures on emergency room visits-a population-based analysis by age, sex, and comorbidity. International journal of biometeorology, 65(12), 2087–2098. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-021-02166-1
  16. Lin, Y. K., Wang, C. C., Yen, Y. F., Chen, L. J., Ku, P. W., Chen, C. C., & Lai, Y. J.* (2021). Association of body mass index with all-cause mortality in the elderly population of Taiwan: A prospective cohort study. Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases: NMCD, 31(1), 110–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2020.08.014
  17. Wang, Y. C., Sung, F. C., Chen, Y. J., Cheng, C. P., & Lin, Y. K.* (2021). Effects of extreme temperatures, fine particles and ozone on hourly ambulance dispatches. The Science of the total environment, 765, 142706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142706
  18. Lai, Y. J., Chen, Y. Y., Ko, M. C., Chou, Y. S., Huang, L. Y., Chen, Y. T., Hung, K. C., Lin, Y. K., Wang, C. C., Chen, C. C., Chuang, P. H., & Yen, Y. F.* (2020). Low Socioeconomic Status Associated With Lower Utilization of Hospice Care Services During End-of-Life Treatment in Patients With Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Journal of pain and symptom management, 60(2), 309–315.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.03.015
  19. Lin, Y. K., Sung, F. C., Honda, Y., Chen, Y. J., & Wang, Y. C.* (2020). Comparative assessments of mortality from and morbidity of circulatory diseases in association with extreme temperatures. The Science of the total environment, 723, 138012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138012
  20. Wang, Y. C., Lin, Y. K., Chen, Y. J., Hung, S. C., Zafirah, Y., & Sung, F. C.* (2020). Ambulance Services Associated with Extreme Temperatures and Fine Particles in a Subtropical Island. Scientific reports, 10(1), 2855. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59294-8
  21. Lin, Y. K., Cheng, C. P., Kim, H., & Wang, Y. C.* (2021). Risk of ambulance services associated with ambient temperature, fine particulate and its constituents. Scientific reports, 11(1), 1651. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81197-5
  22. Lai, Y. J., Yen, Y. F., Chen, L. J., Ku, P. W., Chen, C. C., & Lin, Y. K.* (2020). Association of exercise with all-cause mortality in older Taipei residents. Age and ageing, 49(3), 382–388. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz172
  23. Lai, Y. J., Chen, Y. Y., Lin, Y. K., Chen, C. C., Yen, Y. F.*, & Deng, C. Y.* (2019). Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Nationwide Observational Cohort Study. Nutrients, 11(9), 2121. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11092121
  24. Lin, Y. K., Maharani, A. T., Chang, F. T., & Wang, Y. C.* (2019). Mortality and morbidity associated with ambient temperatures in Taiwan. The Science of the total environment, 651(Pt 1), 210–217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.161
  25. Sun, W. L., & Lin, Y. K. (2017). Using your smart phones to detect melanoma or measure blood pressure? - the latest developments and regulatory schemes regarding mobile health in the United States. Taiwan Journal of Public Health, 36(3), 229-238. https://doi.org/10.6288/TJPH201736106015
  26. Wang, Y. C.*, Lin, C., Lin, Y. K., Wang, Y. F., Weng, W. H., & Kuo, Y. M. (2016). Characteristics and determinants of ambient volatile organic compounds in primary schools. Environmental science. Processes & impacts, 18(11), 1458–1468. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6em00491a
  27. Wang, Y. C., & Lin, Y. K.* (2016). Mortality and emergency room visits associated with ambient particulate matter constituents in metropolitan Taipei. The Science of the total environment, 569-570, 1427–1434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.230
  28. Lin, Y. K., Chen, C. F., Yeh, H. C., & Wang, Y. C.* (2016). Emergency room visits associated with particulate concentration and Asian dust storms in metropolitan Taipei. Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology, 26(2), 189–196. https://doi.org/10.1038/jes.2015.70
  29. Wang, Y. C.*, & Lin, Y. K. (2015). Mortality Associated With Particulate Concentration and Asian Dust Storms in Metropolitan Taipei. Atmospheric Environment, 117, 32-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.06.055
  30. Lin, Y. K., Yu, S. W., Lin, P. L., & Wang, Y. C. (2015). Ambient Temperature and All-cause and Cardiovascular Diseases Mortality Risk by Areas in Taiwan. Taiwan Journal of Public Health, 34(1), 103-114. https://doi.org/10.6288/TJPH201534103039
  31. Wang, Y. C., & Lin, Y. K.* (2015). Temperature effects on outpatient visits of respiratory diseases, asthma, and chronic airway obstruction in Taiwan. International journal of biometeorology, 59(7), 815–825. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-014-0899-0
  32. Wang, Y. C., & Lin, Y. K.* (2014). Association between temperature and emergency room visits for cardiorespiratory diseases, metabolic syndrome-related diseases, and accidents in metropolitan Taipei. PloS one, 9(6), e99599. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0099599
  33. Lin, Y. K., Chang, C. K., Wang, Y. C.*, & Ho, T. J. (2013). Acute and prolonged adverse effects of temperature on mortality from cardiovascular diseases. PloS one, 8(12), e82678. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082678
  34. Lin, Y. K., Wang, Y. C.*, Lin, P. L., Li, M. H., & Ho, T. J. (2013). Relationships between cold-temperature indices and all causes and cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality in a subtropical island. The Science of the total environment, 461-462, 627–635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.030
  35. Lin, Y. K., Chang, S. C., Lin, C., Chen, Y. C., & Wang, Y. C.* (2013). Comparing ozone metrics on associations with outpatient visits for respiratory diseases in Taipei Metropolitan area. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 177, 177–184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2012.12.010
  36. Lin, Y. K., Wang, Y. C., Ho, T. J., & Lu, C. A.* (2013). Temperature effects on hospital admissions for kidney morbidity in Taiwan. The Science of the total environment, 443, 812–820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.108
  37. Lin, Y. K., Lin, P. L., Li, M. H., Huang, L. Y., Sung, F. C., & Wang, Y. C. (2012). A Literature Review of Action Plans for the Impact of Heat Waves on Health. Taiwan Journal of Public Health, 31(6), 512-522. https://doi.org/10.6288/TJPH2012-31-06-03
  38. Lin, Y. K., Chang, C. K., Chang, S. C., Chen, P. S., Lin, C., & Wang, Y. C.* (2013). Temperature, nitrogen dioxide, circulating respiratory viruses and acute upper respiratory infections among children in Taipei, Taiwan: a population-based study. Environmental research, 120, 109–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2012.09.002
  39. Lin, Y. K., Chang, C. K., Li, M. H., Wu, Y. C., & Wang, Y. C.* (2012). High-temperature indices associated with mortality and outpatient visits: characterizing the association with elevated temperature. The Science of the total environment, 427-428, 41–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.04.039
  40. Wang, Y. C., Lin, Y. K., Chuang, C. Y., Li, M. H., Chou, C. H., Liao, C. H., & Sung, F. C.* (2012). Associating emergency room visits with first and prolonged extreme temperature event in Taiwan: A population-based cohort study. The Science of the total environment, 416, 97–104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.11.073
  41. Lin, Y. K., Ho, T. J., & Wang, Y. C.* (2011). Mortality risk associated with temperature and prolonged temperature extremes in elderly populations in Taiwan. Environmental research, 111(8), 1156–1163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2011.06.008
  42. Lin, Y. K., Wu, Y. C., Huang, L. A., Lin, C. M., Wu, T. N., Chou, C. H., Sung, F. C., Wang, Y. C. (2011). A Chronological Study of Mortality Risks Associated with Extreme Temperature for Elderly Populations in Metropolitan Areas of Taiwan. Taiwan Journal of Public Health, 30(3), 277-289. https://doi.org/10.6288/TJPH2011-30-03-08
  43. Lin, Y. K., Lin, T. H., & Chang, S. C.* (2010). The changes in different ozone metrics and their implications following precursor reductions over northern Taiwan from 1994 to 2007. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 169(1-4), 143–157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-009-1158-4

研討會論文/conference papers
  1. Yu-Kai Lin, Gerry Andhikaputra, Li-Wen Deng, Ta-Chien Chan, Hsuan-Fu Chao, Yu-An Huang, Yu-Chun Wang*. An evidence-based association between extreme temperatures and mental disorder: A time-series study of Taiwan. The International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Asia and Western Pacific Chapter (ISEE-AWPC) & International Society for Exposure Science Asia Chapter (ISES-AC) Joint Conference 2024. Sabah, 2024.
  2. Ayushi Sharma, Kang Ya-Jing, Min-Chun Lin, Li-Wen Deng, Yu-Kai Lin, and Yu-Chun Wang. Relationship between emergency room visits (ERVs) and ambient temperature among different occupational groups in Taiwan. The International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Asia and Western Pacific Chapter (ISEE-AWPC) & International Society for Exposure Science Asia Chapter (ISES-AC) Joint Conference 2024. Sabah, 2024.
  3. Gerry Andhikaputra, Bima Sakti Satria Wibawa, Yu-Chun Wang*, Yu-Kai Lin, Lin-Han Chiang Hsieh, Kun-Hsien Tsai. Climate variability, El Niño–Southern Oscillation, and Seasonal Effects on dengue fever risks from 2009-2019 in Semarang, Indonesia: A time series analysis. The International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Asia and Western Pacific Chapter (ISEE-AWPC) & International Society for Exposure Science Asia Chapter (ISES-AC) Joint Conference 2024. Sabah, 2024.
  4. Lai, Y. J., Yen, Y. F., Chen, L. J., Ku, P. W., Chen, C. C., Lin, Y. K. Association Between Fat-to-muscle Ratio and Insulin Resistance In Adults With Impaired Fasting Glucose. The 81st Scientific Sessions of American Diabetes Association, Virtual, 2021.
  5. Wang YC, Lin YK, Chen YJ, Sung FC, Emergency Medical Services Associated with Ambient Temperatures in Taiwan, The Joint Meeting of Asian Chapters of International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and the International Society of Exposure Science (ISEE-ISES AC 2019), Daegu, 2019.
  6. Yu-Chun Wang; Yu-Kai Lin; Yi-Jhih Chen; Fung-Chang Sung*, Emergency Medical Services Associated with Ambient Temperatures in Taiwan”, Daegu, 2019.
  7. Yu-Chun Wang*; Yu-Kai Lin; Aussie Tahta Maharani, “Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Dengue Fever Incidence in Tainan and Kaohsiung”, Daegu, 2019.
  8. P. Hsiao, Y. Hsieh, Y. Liu, S. Lin, Y. Wang, Y. Lin, H. Hsu. The green chemistry education and promotion in Taiwan: Experience from Taiwan Toxic and Chemical Substances Bureau. 22nd Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, Portland, 2018.
  9. Wang YC, Sung FC, Lin YK, Does Pre-existing Comorbidity Modify the Risk of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Association with Ambient Environment, 29th Annual Scientific Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology 2017 (ISEE 2017), Sydney, 2017.
  10. Wang YC, Chan FT, Lin YK, High temperature related spatial vulnerability assessment for population with chronic diseases in Taiwan, 29th Annual Scientific Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology 2017 (ISEE 2017), Sydney, 2017.
  11. Wang YC, Lin YK, Temperature effects on Emergency Room Visits for Metabolic Syndrome-Related Diseases, Cardiopulmonary Diseases and Accidents in Taipei Metropolitan, 25th Conference of the ISEE, Basel, 2013.
  12. Wang YC, Lin YK, Lin JM, Respiratory infections associated with average daily ozone exposure was significant for schoolchildren in Taipei metropolitan, 21st Conference of the ISEE, Ireland, 2009.

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  4. 環保署毒物及化學物質局委辦計畫「永續化學環境教育徵選計畫」2018/09 ~ 2018/12
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