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Submissions from 2012

Metabolism of calycosin, an isoflavone from Astragali Radix, in zebrafish larvae, Guang Hu, Shiu On Siu, Shang Li, Ivan Keung Chu, Yiu Wa Kwan, Shun Wan Chan, George Pak Heng Leung, Ru Yan, and Simon Ming Yuen Lee

Effects and mechanism of turmeric vasorelaxation of the thoracic aorta in hypercholesterolemic rats, Tsz Shan Kam, Cho Yee Wong, Pui Long Kwan, Wing Fat Yiu, Sin Ming Chiu, Shun Wan Chan, Kit San Yuen, and Robbie Chan

A distributed software service tool for data analysis in cloud computing environment, Shui Yu, Andy Lai and Y.C. Poon

i-Questionnaire: a software service tool for data analysis in e-business, Shui Yu, Andy Lai and Y.C. Poon

Economic perspective on outsourcing of property management services, Yat Ming, Terence Lam

A total management strategy for control of land use in Hong Kong, Yat Ming, Terence Lam and H. Man

Enhanced anoxic bioremediation of PAHs-contaminated sediment, Xiaoying, Helen Lu; Bing Li; Tong Zhang; and Herbert H.P. Fang

Asthma and bronchodilator responsiveness are associated with polymorphic markers of ARG1, CRHR2 and chromosome 17q21, Hing Yee, Ivy SY; Fanny W.S Ko; Hong Yin Chu; Iris H.S. Chan; Gary W.K. Wong; David S.C. Hui; and Ting Fan Leung

An environmental chamber study of the characteristics of air pollutants released from environmental tobacco smoke, Bei, Helen Wang; Steven Sai Hang Ho; Kin Fai Ho; Yu Huang; Chi Sing Chan; Natale Sin Yau Feng; and Simon Ho Sai Ip

(Photo)chlorination-induced physicochemical transformation of aqueous fullerene nC(60), Chao, Shirley Wang; Chii Shang; Mengling Ni; Ji Dai; and Feng Jiang

Interactions between genetic variants of FLG and chromosome 11q13 locus determine susceptibility for eczema phenotypes, Susan Shuxin Wang; Kam Lun Hon; Hing Yee, Ivy Sy; Alice Pik Shan Kong; Iris Hiu Shuen Chan; Lai Yin Tse; Christopher Wai Kei Lam; Gary Wing Kin Wong; Juliana Chung Ngor Chan; and Ting Fan Leung

Molecular beam epitaxy growth of high quality p-doped SnS van der Waals epitaxy on a graphene buffer layer, W. Wang; K.K. Leung; W.K. Fong; Shifeng, Stephen Wang; Y.Y. Hui; S.P. Lau; Z. Chen; L.J. Shi; C.B. Cao; and C. Surya

Suppression of diet-induced hypercholesterolemia by turtle jelly, a traditional Chinese functional food, in rats, Jian Hong Wu, Qing Hua Wang, Fan Li, Yuan Lan Shu, Chi On Chan, Daniel Kam Wah Mok, and Shun Wan Chan

Toxicity of aqueous fullerene nC60 to activated sludge: nitrification inhibition and microtox test, Yongkui Yang; Norihide Nakada; Ryoji Nakajima; Chao, Shirley Wang; and Hiroaki Tanaka

An empirical study of anticipated and perceived discrimination of mainland chinese tourists in Hong Kong: the role of intercultural competence, Ben Haobin Ye; Hanqin Qiu Zhang; and Pok Man, Peter Yuen

Perceived discrimination in the context of high and low interactions: evidence from medical and general tourists, Ben Haobin Ye; Hanqin Qiu Zhang; and Pok Man, Peter Yuen

A review of the proposed regulated voluntary health insurance schemefor Hong Kong, Pok Man, Peter Yuen

Towards a balanced performance measurement system in a public health care organization, Pok Man, Peter Yuen and Artie W. Ng

Pro-angiogenic activity of astragaloside IV in HUVECs in vitro and zebrafish in vivo, Yi Zhang, Guang Hu, Shang Li, Zhen Hua Li, Che Oi Lam, Si Jia Hong, Yiu Wa Kwan, Shun Wan Chan, George Pak Heng Leung, and Simon Ming Yuen Lee

Evaluation of fatigue crack behavior in asphalt concrete pavements with different polymer modifiers, Suo Zhi; Wing Gun, Alan Wong; Luo Xiao Hui; and Tian Bo

Danshensu is the major marker for the antioxidant and vasorelaxation effects of Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) water-extracts produced by different heat water-extractions, Xuelin Zhou, Shun Wan Chan, Hui Ling Tseng, Yan Deng, Pui Man Hoi, Pou Seng Choi, Penelope M.Y. Or, Jia Ming Yang, Francis F.Y. Lam, Simon Ming Yuen Lee, George Pak Heng Leung, Siu Kai Kong, Ho Pui Ho, Yiu Wa Kwan, and John H.K. Yeung

Submissions from 2011

Extract of scutellaria baicalensis Georgi root exerts protection against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats, Enoch Chan, Xing Xian Liu, De Jian Guo, Yiu Wa Kwan, George Pak Heng Leung, Simon Ming Yuen Lee, and Shun Wan Chan

Enhancement of in vitro and in vivo anticancer activities of polysaccharide peptide from Grifola frondosa by chemical modifications, Janet Yuen Yan Chan, Enoch Chan, Shun Wan Chan, Shun Yin Sze, Ming Fai Chan, Siu Hung Tsui, Kit Yee Leung, Robbie Yat Kan Chan, and Ivan Ying Ming Chung

Effective joining of pre-cast concrete slabs with self-compacting HSFRCC, Kwok Fai, Angus Cheung and Christopher K.Y. Leung

Shrinkage reduction of high strength fiber reinforced cementitious composites (HSFRCC) with various water-to-binder ratios, Kwok Fai, Angus Cheung and Christopher K.Y. Leung

Characteristics and antioxidant activities of polysaccharides extracted by ultrasound from medicinal mushrooms, Yi Ching, Anna Cheung; Ka Chai Siu; and Jian Yong Wu

Synthesis, characterization and photophysical study of a series of neutral isocyano rhodium(I) complexes with pyridylindolide ligands, Wing Kin, Julian Chu; Larry Tso Lun Lo; Shek Man Yiu; and Chi Chiu Ko

Meta level component-based framework for distributed computing systems, Shui Yu, Andy Lai and Anthony Beaumont

Economic outsourcing of facilities management services, Yat Ming, Terence Lam

Outsourcing of housing services in Hong Kong: optimization of transaction value, Yat Ming, Terence Lam

The impact of market on delivery of housing services, Yat Ming, Terence Lam

Open building implementation in high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong, Wai Kin, Elvis Lau and Daniel C.W. Ho

Domestic exposure to aeroallergens in Hong Kong families with asthmatic children, Ting F. Leung; Yun S. Wong; Iris H.S. Chan; Edmund Yung; Hing Yee, Ivy Sy; Christopher W.K. Lam; and Gary W.K. Wong

Propidium iodide staining method for testing the cytotoxicity of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol and perfluorooctane sulfonate at low concentrations with Vero cells, Ting T. Liao, Ru W. Jia, Yan L. Shi, Jian W. Jia, Lei Wang, and Hong Chua

Transcriptional profiling of angiogenesis activities of calycosin in Zebrafish, Shang Li, Shaoke Lou, Benson U. Wang Lei, Ting Fung Chan, Yiu Wa Kwan, Shun Wan Chan, George Pak Heng Leung, Stephen Kwok Wing Tsui, and Simon Ming Yuen Lee

Aggregation and DNA intercalation properties of Di(isocyano) rhodium(I) Diimine complexes, Larry Tso Lun Lo; Wing Kin, Julian Chu; Chun Yat Tam; Shek Man Yiu; Chi Chiu Ko; and Sung Kay Chiu

Bacteria-mediated PAH degradation in soil and sediment, Xiaoying, Helen Lu; Tong Zhang; and Herbert Han Ping Fang

Biodegradation of naphthalene by enriched marine denitrifying bacteria, Xiaoying, Helen Lu; Tong Zhang; Herbert Han Ping Fang; Kenneth M.Y. Leung; and Gan Zhang

Investigation of potential affecting factors on performance of N95 respirator, Reza Mostofi; Ali Bahloul; Jaime Lara; Bei, Helen Wang; Yves Cloutier; and Fariborz Haghighat

Report on the analysis of views for the stage 2 public engagement exercise for the West Kowloon Cultural District, Public Policy Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Pok Man, Peter Yuen; and Ngok Lee

Report on the analysis of views for thestage 3 public engagement exercisefor the West Kowloon Cultural District, Public Policy Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Pok Man, Peter Yuen; and Ngok Lee

Modelling of dispersion characteristics in Rambler Channel, Kwok Leung Pun, T.N. Fung, X.L. Chen, and S.W. Lu

深港医疗筹资模式比较 A comparative study of health care financing in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, X. Qiu (邱曉丹); G. Xu (徐光毅); and Pok Man, Peter Yuen (阮博文)

Comparative study on saponin fractions from Panax notoginseng inhibiting inflammation-induced endothelial adhesion molecule expression and monocyte adhesion, Nan Wang, Jian Bo Wan, Shun Wan Chan, Yan Hui Deng, Nan Yu, Qing Wen Zhang, Yi Tao Wang, and Simon Ming Yuen Lee

Predicting shear strength of RC exterior beam-column joints by modified rotating-angle softened-truss model, Ho Fai, Simon Wong and J.S. Kuang

Motivations and experiences of Mainland Chinese medical tourists in Hong Kong, Ben Haobin Ye; Hanqin Zhang Qiu; and Pok Man, Peter Yuen

Attenuation of fatty liver and prevention of hypercholesterolemia by extract of Curcuma longa through regulating the expression of CYP7A1, LDL-receptor, HO-1, and HMG-CoA reductase, Wing Fat Yiu, Pui Long Kwan, Cho Yee Wong, Tsz Shan Kam, Sin Ming Chiu, Shun Wan Chan, and Robbie Chan

Isolation and identification of a new tetrodotoxin-producing bacterial species, raoultella terrigena, from Hong Kong marine puffer fish Takifugu niphobles, Vincent Chung Him Yu; Hoi Fu, Peter Yu; Kin Chung Ho; and Fred Wang Fat Lee

Submissions from 2010

Resveratrol derivative, trans-3,5,4′-trimethoxystilbene, exerts antiangiogenic and vascular-disrupting effects in zebrafish through the downregulation of VEGFR2 and cell-cycle modulation, Deepa Alex, Emilia Conceição Leong, Zai Jun Zhang, Gloria Tse Ho Yan, Shuk Han Cheng, Chi Weng Leong, Zhen Hua Li, Kai Heng Lam, Shun Wan Chan, and Simon Ming Yuen Lee

Evaluation of anti-oxidant capacity of root of scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, in comparison with roots of polygonum multiflorum Thunb and Panax ginseng CA Meyer, Enoch Chan; Cynthia Ying Kat Wong; Chun Wai Wan; Ching Yee Kwok; Jian Hong Wu; Kar Man Ng; Chi Hang So; Alice Lai Shan Au; Christina Chui Wa Poon; Sai Wang Seto; Yiu Wa Kwan; Hoi Fu, Peter Yu; and Shun Wan Chan

Finite element study on bond behavior of steel bar and HSCC/HSFRCC, Kwok Fai, Angus Cheung; C.K.Y. Leung; and P. Kabele

Antitumor activities of cultivated cordyceps sinensis Cs-HK1 fungal mycelia, Yi Ching, Anna Cheung and Jian Yong Wu

Ultrasonic-assisted extraction of biopolymers from medicinal mushroom: grifola frondosa & cordyceps sinensis, Yi Ching, Anna Cheung and Jian Yong Wu

Ultrasonic-assisted extraction of polysaccharides and proteins from medicinal mushroom grifola frondosa & cordyceps sinensis, Yi Ching, Anna Cheung and Jian Yong Wu

Laser light-scattering study of ultrasonicated and thermosonicated soy proteins, Siu Mei, Emily Choi; S.T. Kwok; and Ching Yung Ma

Applications of vibrational spectroscopy on polysaccharide and hydrocolloid ingredients, Siu Mei, Emily Choi; Sze Nga Yuen; David Lee Phillips; and Ching Yung Ma

Synthesis, characterisation and photophysical studies of leucotriarylmethanes-containing ligands and their rhenium(I) tricarbonyl diimine complexes, Chi Chiu Ko; Chi On Ng; Hua Feng; and Wing Kin, Julian Chu

Consumption of dried fruit of Crataegus pinnatifida (hawthorn) suppresses high cholesterol diet-induced hypercholesterolemia in rats, Ching Yee Kwok; Candy Ngai Yan Wong; Mabel Yin Chun Yau; Hoi Fu, Peter Yu; Alice Lai Shan Au; Christina Chui Wa Poon; Sai Wang Seto; Tsz Yan Lam; Yiu Wa Kwan; and Shun Wan Chan

An experimental mobile bluetooth-based game development in ubiquitous computing, Shui Yu, Andy Lai and A.J. Beaumont

Mobile bluetooth-based multi-player game development in ubiquitous computing, Shui Yu, Andy Lai and A.J. Beaumont

Managing the growth of social housing organizations, Yat Ming, Terence Lam

CHIA confers susceptibility to childhood eczema, T.F. Leung; K.W. Ching; Hing Yee, Ivy Sy; A.P.S. Kong; L.Y. Tse; S.S. Wang; C.W.K. Lam; J.C.N. Chan; G.W.K. Wong; and K.L. Hon

Performance of mechanical filters and respirators for capturing nanoparticles: limitations and future direction, Reza Mostofi; Bei, Helen Wang; Fariborz Haghighat; Ali Bahloul; and Lara Jaime

Food safety practices in the seafood industry in Asia Pacific, Adrian John Polhill

Mitochondrial monoamine oxidase-A-mediated hydrogen peroxide generation enhances 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced contraction of rat basilar artery, Christina Chui Wa Poon, Sai Wang Seto, Alice Lai Shan Au, Qian Zhang, Rachel Wai Sum Li, Wayne Yuk Wai Lee, George Pak Heng Leung, Siu Kai Kong, John Hok Keung Yeung, Sai Ming Ngai, Ho Pui Ho, Simon Ming Yuen Lee, Shun Wan Chan, and Yiu Wa Kwan

A focus group study on subsidising homeownership, Public Policy Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Pok Man, Peter Yuen

Report on the analysis of views for the stage 1 public engagement exercise for the West Kowloon Cultural District, Public Policy Research Institute, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Pok Man, Peter Yuen; and Ngok Lee

Folic acid consumption reduces resistin level and restores the blunted acetylcholine-induced aortic relaxation in obese/diabetic mice, Sai Wang Seto, Tsz Yan Lam, Penelope Mei Yu Or, Wayne Yuk Wai Lee, Alice Lai Shan Au, Christina Chui Wa Poon, Rachel Wai Sum Li, Shun Wan Chan, John Hok Keung Yeung, George Pak Heng Leung, Simon Ming Yuen Lee, Sai Ming Ngai, and Yiu Wa Kwan

PHF11 is not a major candidate gene for asthma or eczema in Chinese children, Hing Yee, Ivy SY; Iris H.S. Chan; Ellis K.L. Hon; Alice P.S. Kong; Nelson L.S. Tang; Chung Y. Li; Gary W.K. Wong; Mary M.Y. Waye; Christopher W.K. Lam; Juliana C.N. Chan; and Ting F. Leung

Association between candidate genes and spirometric variables in Chinese, Hing Yee, Ivy Sy; F.W.S. Ko; H.Y. Chu; I.H.S. Chan; T.C. Liu; K.Y.Y. Chan; C.W.K. Lam; G.W.K. Wong; D.S.C. Hui; and T.F. Leung

Calycosin promotes angiogenesis involving estrogen receptor and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway in zebrafish and HUVEC, Jing Yan Tang, Shang Li, Zhen Hua Li, Zai Jun Zhang, Guang Hu, Lorita Chi Veng Cheang, Deepa Alex, Maggie Pui Man Hoi, Yiu Wa Kwan, Shun Wan Chan, George Pak Heng Leung, and Simon Ming Yuen Lee

Factors most influencing United Kingdom retail property investment yields: a theoretical perspective, Malvern Tipping and Yat Ming, Terence Lam

A validated HPLC method with dual wavelength detection on chlorogenic acid and internal standard in plasma and its application in pharmacokinetic study in rats, Chun Wai Wan; Yee Ki Lee; Ching Yee Kwok; Robbie Yat Kan Chan; Hoi Fu, Peter Yu; and Shun Wan Chan

Removal of nC60 by the coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation process in different water matrices, Chao, Shirley Wang and Chii Shang

Quantification of fullerene aggregate nC(60) in wastewater by high-performance liquid chromatography with UV-vis spectroscopic and mass spectrometric detection, Chao, Shirley Wang; Chii Shang; and Paul Westerhoff

Ultrasonic treatment for improved solution properties of a high-molecular weight exopolysaccharide produced by a medicinal fungus, Zhao Mei Wang; Yi Ching, Anna Cheung; Po Hong Leung; and Jian Yong Wu

Formononetin, an isoflavone, relaxes rat isolated aorta through endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent pathways, Jian Hong Wu, Qing Li, Min Yi Wu, De Jian Guo, Huan Le Chen, Shi Lin Chen, Sai Wang Seto, Alice L.S. Au, Christina C.W. Poon, George P.H. Leung, Simon M.Y. Lee, Yiu Wa Kwan, and Shun Wan Chan

14,15-Epoxyeicosatrienoic acid induces vasorelaxation through the prostaglandin EP(2) receptors in rat mesenteric artery, Cui Yang, Yiu Wa Kwan, Alice Lai Shan Au, Christina Chui Wa Poon, Qian Zhang, Shun Wan Chan, Simon Ming Yuen Lee, and George Pak Heng Leung

Potentiation of EDHF-mediated relaxation by chloride channel blockers, Cui Yang, Yiu Wa Kwan, Shun Wan Chan, Simon Ming Yuen Lee, and George Pak Heng Leung

Building design to foster a quality and sustainable built environment, Pok Man, Peter Yuen and Ngok Lee

Biofilm sloughing and CBP formation in a 12-km transport system carrying chlorinated saline secondary effluent, Li Ming Zhai; Jun Yin; Chao, Shirley Wang; and Ju Chang Huang

Submissions from 2009

Optimal production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) in activated sludge fed by volatile fatty acids (VFAs) generated from alkaline excess sludge fermentation, Mengmeng Cai, Hong Chua, Qingliang Zhao, Ngai Shirley Sin, and Jie Ren

Conformational study of SPI treated with ultrasound, Siu Mei, Emily Choi; S.T. Kwok; and Ching Yung Ma

Airway inflammatory and spirometric measurements in obese children, J.S. Chow; A.S. Leung; W,W, Li; T.P. Tse; Hing Yee, Ivy Sy; and T.F. Leung

Effect of ultrasonic treatment on functional properties of SPI, S.T. Kwok; Siu Mei, Emily Choi; and Ching Yung Ma

Folic acid supplementation modifies b-adrenoceptor-mediated in vitro lipolysis of obese/diabetic (+db/+db) mice, Tsz Yan Lam, Sai Wang Seto, Alice Lai Shan Au, Christina Chui Wa Poon, Rachel Wai Sum Li, Ho Yeung Lam, Wing Sze Lau, Shun Wan Chan, Sai Ming Ngai, George Pak Heng Leung, Simon Ming Yuen Lee, Stephen Kwok Wing Tsui, and Yiu Wa Kwan

A total change management model for successful growth of housing associations, Yat Ming, Terence Lam

Prediction of consultant performance for the selection process, Yat Ming, Terence Lam

Some recent findings on concrete members under localised compression, Christopher K.Y. Leung and Kwok Fai, Angus Cheung

Identifying uncontrolled asthma in young children: clinical scores or objective variables?, T. F. Leung; F.W.S. Ko; Hing Yee, Ivy Sy; E. Wong; C.Y. Li; E. Yung; D.S.C Hui; G.W.K. Wong; and C.K.W. Lai

Asthma and atopy are associated with chromosome 17q21 markers in Chinese children, T.F. Leung; Hing Yee, Ivy Sy; M.C.Y. Ng; I.H.S. Chan; G.W.K. Wong; N.L.S. Tang; M.M.Y. Waye; and C.W.K. Lam

Suppression of diet-induced hypercholesterolemic atherosclerosis by scutellarin in rats, Q. Li, J.H. Wu, D.J. Guo, H.L. Cheng, S.L. Chen, and Shun Wan Chan

Inhibitory effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on adenosine transport in vascular smooth muscle cells, Rachel Wai Sum Li, Sai Wang Seto, Alice Lai Shan Au, Yiu Wa Kwan, Shun Wan Chan, Simon Ming Yuen Lee, Chung Ming Tse, and George Pak Heng Leung

Water extract of Rheum officinale Baill. induces apoptosis in human lung adenocarcinoma A549 and human breast cancer MCF-7 cell lines, Wing Yan Li; Shun Wan Chan; De Jian Guo; Mei Kuen Chung; Tin Yan Leung; and Hoi Fu, Peter Yu

Raman and FTIR spectroscopic study of sulfated non-starch polysaccharides, Ching Yung Ma; Siu Mei, Emily Choi; Sze Nga Yuen; and David L. Phillips

Role of monoamine oxidases in the exaggerated 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced tension development of human isolated preeclamptic umbilical artery, Sai Wang Seto, Ho Yeung Lam, Wing Sze Lau, Alice L.S. Au, Tsz Yan Lam, Stephen S.C. Chim, Sai Ming Ngai, Shun Wan Chan, Tak Yeung Leung, John H.K. Yeung, Siu Kai Kong, George P.H. Leung, Simon M.Y. Lee, and Yiu Wa Kwan

Novel hypoglycemic effects of Ganoderma lucidum water-extract in obese/diabetic (+db/+db) mice, S.W. Seto; T.Y. Lam; H.L. Tam; A.L.S. Au; Shun Wan Chan; J.H. Wu; Hoi Fu, Peter Yu; G.P.H. Leung; S.M. Ngai; J.H.K. Yeung; P.S. Leung; S.M.Y. Lee; and Y.W. Kwan

Membrane penetration remedy for the testing of lightly cemented scrap rubber tire chips, W.Y. Tsoi and Kin Man, Amazon Lee

Evaluation of modeling and measurement techniques of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation effectiveness: towards the design of immune buildings, Bei, Helen Wang; Roya Mortazavi; and Fariborz Haghighat

Determination and treatability of fullerene (C60) in wastewater, Chao, Shirley Wang and Chii Shang