Hong Kong Baptist University

Community Environment, Parenting Practices, Social Support, and Children’s Quality of Life in Shanghai, China: A Multi-Scalar and Gendered Analysis

Abstract This study investigates the relationships between community environment, parenting practices, social support, and children’s quality of life in Shanghai. Grounded in a “4D” framework (Density, Design, Diversity, and Destination), we employed a multi-scalar geospatial app...

Rural–Urban Migration and Sustainable Integration in China: Institutional Barriers and Pathways toward Inclusive Urban Citizenship

Abstract China has experienced one of the largest internal migration processes in modern history, driven by rapid industrialization, economic restructuring, and urban expansion since the late 1970s. Rural-to-urban migration has significantly contributed to China’s economic transf...

Combined effects of authentic leadership and HRM practices on workplace deviance: the mediating role of trust in leadership

Purpose Drawing on Social Exchange Theory (SET), this study examines the influence of authentic leadership on employees' workplace deviance, positing that trust in leadership serves as a central mediating mechanism. Furthermore, this process depends on followers' perceptions of H...

Analyzing functional data with a mixture of covariance structures using a curve-based sampling scheme

Abstract Motivated by distinct walking patterns in real-world free-living gait data, this paper proposes an innovative curve-based sampling scheme for the analysis of functional data characterized by a mixture of covariance structures. Traditional approaches often fail to adequat...

Geometric standardized mean difference and its application to meta‐analysis

The standardized mean difference (SMD) is a widely used measure of effect size, particularly common in psychology, clinical trials and meta-analysis involving continuous outcomes. Traditionally, under the equal variance assumption, the SMD is defined as the mean difference divide...

Nickel-CatalyzedAsymmetric C(sp2)–PCoupling for the Direct Synthesis of the PMOP Atropisomeric PhosphineLigand

Abstract An efficient kinetic resolution of binaphthyl triflates is developed via Ni-catalyzed asymmetric C(sp2)–P cross-coupling to access substituted atropisomeric phosphines. Moreover, the phosphine framework showed superior reactivity and enantiocontrol in Pd-catalyzed asymme...

BAM: A physics-informed self-supervised framework for near-real-time wildfire burned area mapping from multi-source earth observation

The operational monitoring of global wildfires is frequently constrained by the delayed availability of reliable reference labels, the latency of standard surface reflectance products, and spectral confusion between charred biomass and naturally dark surfaces. These limitations a...

“Trojan”Methionine Probe Reveals PKM2as a Methionine-Sensing Protein in the mTORC1 Pathway

Abstract Methionine (Met) plays a pivotal role in numerous cellular functions. Methionine restriction has been demonstrated to provide metabolic benefits in aging, obesity, diabetes and as an adjunct to cancer therapy. However, the methionine-sensing proteins and how cells direct...

Does the AMPD1 C34T Polymorphism Influence Physical Performance in Elite Athletes?

Background/Objectives: Adenosine monophosphate deaminase deficiency has been implicated in impaired exercise capacity. We examined whether the AMPD1 C34T (rs17602729) genotype was associated with athlete status and performance in distance runners (DR) and rugby union (RU) athlete...

A cloud-based Geo-AI framework for automated high-resolution flood mapping with explainable machine learning

Rapid flood mapping is critical for emergency response, but operational workflows often depend on manual training-label generation and have limited multisource integration and interpretability. Here we present a hybrid cloud-local geospatial artificial intelligence (Geo-AI) frame...

Terminology for describing the 24-h cycle of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep: a scoping review

Abstract Background Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep are three behaviours which occupy the 24-h cycle and interact to influence a multitude of health outcomes. Different terms are currently used to describe these behaviours collectively (e.g., movement behaviours...

A miniaturized synaptic quantum dot light-emitting diode integrating neuromorphic vision and display

Artificial vision systems conventionally segregate sensing, memory, processing, and display into discrete modules, incurring latency, energy penalties, and architectural complexity. Here, we report a miniaturized synaptic quantum-dot light-emitting diode that monolithically integ...

Human-AI Co-Ideation in VR Experience Design: Using the Dimensionality Framework (8Df) to Structure LLM-Guided Design

Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used in creative practice, yet designers often lack structured frameworks that support both creativity and theoretical grounding, especially in complex media workflows, such as in Virtual Reality (VR). This paper argues that the VR Di...

Dynamic vaccine prioritization via non-Markovian final-state optimization

Effective vaccine prioritization is critical for epidemic control, yet real outbreaks exhibit memory effects that inflate state space and make long-term prediction and optimization challenging. Many strategies are therefore tuned to short-term objectives and overlook indirect pro...

Accuracy and Defense Motives: Exploring Types of Information Insufficiency in the Risk Information Seeking and Processing (RISP) Model

This study reconceptualizes information insufficiency as a goal-contingent construct within the Risk Information Seeking and Processing model. In multifaceted risk contexts, individuals confront health threats alongside challenges to deep-seated values and beliefs, producing diff...