University of Hong Kong

A Configurable and Highly Efficient NTT/INTT/PWM Unit for CRYSTALS-Kyber and CRYSTALS-Dilithium

CRYSTALS-Kyber and CRYSTALS-Dilithium are representative lattice-based post-quantum cryptographic schemes, where number theoretic transform (NTT), inverse NTT (INTT), and point-wise multiplication (PWM) dominate polynomial arithmetic. Existing hardware accelerators are typically...

Intensity-StableWavelength Tuning in InGaN/GaN MultipleQuantum Wells

Abstract Dynamic tuning of emission from III-nitride multiple quantum wells (MQWs) without significant intensity variation is a highly desirable feature as the emission wavelength from MQWs is generally fixed. This work demonstrates a three-terminal InGaN/GaN field-effect light-e...

Phenomic Medicine and Metabolic Disease Trajectories: Measuring and Modelling the Health to Disease Continuum

Abstract Phenomic medicine is an emerging field that involves measurement and modelling of multidimensional phenotypic data to provide a systems-level framework to understand how health and disease evolve over time and inform decision making in a clinical context . Unlike genomic...

Virtual Health Interventions to Improve Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review

CONTEXT Use of virtual health interventions has increased rapidly, with growing evidence evaluating virtual breastfeeding support. However, the effectiveness of different types of virtual breastfeeding interventions remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of various typ...

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...

p38β-mediated BiP phosphorylation drives stemness and chemoresistance by suppressing UPR activation in hepatocellular carcinoma

Abstract Tumor-initiating cells (TICs) promote tumor initiation and therapy resistance, yet the kinase regulators that sustain TICs remain incompletely defined. Here, we identify the stress kinase p38β (MAPK11) supports TIC maintenance and drug resistance in hepatocellular carcin...

Developmental Relations Between Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Depression in Childhood: A Symptom Level Perspective

Background Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) has substantial comorbidity with depression. However, their comorbidity at the symptom level, including potential gender differences, is currently underspecified. This study aimed to explore the comorbidity network of ODD and depress...

Predicting infection risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving biological or targeted synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs: an application of machine learning and healthcare big data

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating biologic or targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/ts DMARDs) face elevated risk of serious infections, necessitating tools for individualized risk stratification. Primary objective was to develop and validat...

Photochemical Impactsfrom Resolving Isomers and InterferenceBiases in PTR-ToF-MS Measurements of Atmospheric VOCs

Abstract While proton-transfer-reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry (PTR-ToF-MS) is widely used for ambient volatile organic compounds (VOCs) quantification, its accuracy is limited by isomeric speciation and ionization byproducts. Here, gas chromatography (GC) coupled with...

Durable Interphase Engineering on SiO x Anodes Through Interfacial‐Enrichment‐Facilitated Polymerization

ABSTRACT Constructing a robust solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is a proven strategy to enhance the performance of Si‐based anodes by accommodating severe volume swings and suppressing interfacial side reactions. However, existing strategies that rely solely on either chemical...

“It Can't be Translated Into a Conventional English Phrase” : Crafting Academic Identities Through Translingual Writing

ABSTRACT This qualitative multiple case study explores multilingual postgraduate students’ academic identities through writing at an EMI university in Hong Kong, with a focus on how they gain legitimacy in knowledge‑making with their multilingual repertoires. Grounded in a postst...

Achieving Synergistic Kinetics and Stability in Li‐Rich Mn‐Based Oxides via AlPO 4 ‐Assisted Multi‐Scale Regulation

ABSTRACT Realizing the full potential of Li‐rich Mn‐based oxides (LRMOs) is contingent upon overcoming the intrinsic conflict between sluggish anionic redox kinetics and structural instability. Conventional modification approaches often fail to harmonize kinetic enhancement with...

Counterfactual load forecasting with LLM-structured events and representation learning

News-reported social, environmental, and grid events can substantially reshape electricity demand, yet quantifying how such events perturb forecasted load trajectories remains largely unaddressed. Existing news-augmented forecasting studies use news as auxiliary features to reduc...

Homoepitaxial GaN-on-GaN trench MOSFETs with 438 MW/cm2 figure of merit and improved gate reliability

In this paper, we report enhanced high-voltage blocking capability and improved gate dielectric reliability in vertical GaN-on-GaN trench metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) through fabrication process optimization. A thick bottom dielectric (TBD) is intr...

Enhanced Ultrasound Transmission Through Aberration Layers Using Space‐Coiling Acoustic Metamaterials

Ultrasound is widely used in medical imaging and therapy. Yet its performance is limited by layers such as the skull or calcified tissue that exhibit an impedance mismatch with the background medium. As a result, wave energy scatters, phase distorts, and overall transmission decr...

Diagnosis and analysis of plasma phosphorylated tau 217 in a memory clinic cohort: limitations of Generative Pre-trained Transformer-5

INTRODUCTION: No published studies have evaluated the application of Generative Pre-trained Transformer-5 (GPT-5) in the analysis of memory clinic patient clinical notes or the interpretation of plasma phosphorylated tau (P-tau) 217 values. We compared Alzheimer's disease (AD) pr...

Recent Advances in Interfacial Chemistry for Solid‐State Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

ABSTRACT All‐solid‐state Lithium–sulfur batteries (ASSLSBs) have emerged as a highly promising candidate for next‐generation energy storage systems, featuring a unique combination of earth‐abundant sulfur cathodes, high‐capacity lithium metal anodes, and nonflammable solid‐state...

Beyond the 90 Reserved Days for Each Parent: Associations Between Fathers' Parental Leave Duration and Depression Symptoms in a Swedish National Cohort Study.

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Surface selection at the gripping interface for tensile testing per ASTM F2516 affects the pseudoelastic stress-strain response of Nitinol

Complications such as premature failure and sample slippage associated with testing uniform cross-sectioned samples using conventional gripping systems are well known within the testing community. While these complications can be avoided for most materials using dogbone-shaped sa...

Aligning Clinical Needs and AI Capabilities: A Survey on LLMs for Medical Reasoning

Abstract Large language models (LLMs) have emerged as important tools in healthcare, showing growing potential for clinical reasoning and patient care. This survey examines recent progress in medical LLMs, focusing on reasoning applications and requirements. We present a dual-vie...