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University of Hong Kong
Recent research
- Engineering & Technology
Pedestrian crashes on urban road networks are commonly modelled separately for intersections or road segments, potentially overlooking the network-level dependence between physically connected entities. This study developed a random-parameter spatial-joint logistic regression app...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Stroke survivors with upper-limb impairments often have difficulty using conventional computer interfaces, which limits their ability to perform daily computer-related activities independently. This study developed a wearable multimodal assistive interface that enables computer i...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Abstract Interfacial instability in oxide ceramic electrolyte (OCE)-based solid-state lithium metal batteries (SSLMBs) is conventionally attributed to chemical incompatibility or mechanical failure, yet the underlying atomic-scale mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we reveal that g...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
Multiplicative irreducibility of shifted multiplicative subgroups
Abstract In a recent breakthrough, Kalmynin resolved conjectures of Lev–Sonn and Sárközy on additive decompositions of multiplicative subgroups of prime fields. In this paper, inspired by a related conjecture of Sárközy, we prove multiplicative analogues of Kalmynin's results. We...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), a widely used phthalate plasticizer, has been implicated in reproductive toxicity, but the molecular mechanisms by which experimental DBP exposure affects ovarian granulosa-cell function remain incompletely defined. In an exploratory clinical cohort, urin...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Successful pregnancy depends on precise placental development, where trophoblast differentiation, syncytialization, invasion, and adaptation to metabolic stress are critical. Autophagy, a lysosome-mediated degradation pathway, has emerged as an important regulator of cellular hom...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Rare diseases (RDs) are associated with substantial and potentially avoidable health inequities related to chronic disability, social disadvantage, and high non-medical costs. Evidence on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among adults living with RDs in China remains scarce,...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
BackgroundThe heritability in Parkinson’s disease (PD) may be contributed by rare variants (RVs) in candidate genes. Currently there is limited genetic data on Chinese PD patients.ObjectiveWe aim to identify RVs in Chinese PD patients and investigate their relationships with risk...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
An exploration of collaboration strategies across levels of co-presence in VR exergames
Abstract Exergames in virtual reality (VR) combine physical activity with engaging social play. \rev{While the benefits of social play are clear, the increasing shift toward remote interaction creates a critical need to understand how embodied collaboration functions when physica...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Optimised murine model of influenza-induced respiratory sepsis for studying acute kidney injury
Abstract Background Viral respiratory sepsis, driven by influenza and COVID-19, is increasingly prominent clinically. However, there is a lack of preclinical models that reliably replicate its associated acute kidney injury (AKI), a major contributor to morbidity and mortality. M...
- Society & Economics
Healthcare technology adoption is critical for older adults to enhance healthcare access and autonomy. Limited research has examined the effect of social capital on healthcare technology adoption among older adults. Adopting the technology acceptance model and social capital theo...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
As large language models (LLMs) evolve, deploying them solely in the cloud or compressing them for edge devices is increasingly inadequate due to latency, privacy, cost, and personalization concerns. This survey examines a collaborative paradigm in which cloud-based LLMs and edge...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
The Salience of Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Online Business
We examine the decision to become an entrepreneur in the context of online business. Using data on entrepreneurs from a large e-commerce marketplace in China, we find that individuals are more likely to start online businesses after observing the salient success of nearby stores....
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Background: While prior studies have reported gender differences in prolonged grief symptom severity, less is known about symptom interconnections and their associations with functional impairment. Clarifying these may inform more targeted bereavement care.Methods: A total of 1,0...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Object biography of war relics: a case study on the Japanese pillboxes on Luk Keng Knoll
Abstract In the research context of the growing interest in the object biographies of World War II relics, this case study of the field surveys of the Japanese pillboxes on Luk Keng Knoll, Starling Inlet, in Hong Kong, is a good illustration of an object biography “written” by mi...
- BiologyOpen access
Breast cancer remains highly prevalent, where the lifetime risk before age 75 is one in 13. However, known genetic factors were only identified in 14.7% of cases in our Hong Kong Hereditary Breast Cancer Family Registry. Our current local policy for genetic testing does not cover...
- Society & Economics
OBJECTIVE: To develop and preliminarily evaluate a China-contextualized Family Needs Scale and describe priority needs in a multi-provincial service-connected sample of pre-school children with hearing loss. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. STUDY SAMPLE: Primary caregivers (N = 26...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
ABSTRACT Electrocatalytic N─N oxidative coupling (OC) offers an eco‐friendly approach to produce value‐added azo materials, but suffers from sluggish kinetics and limited Faradaic efficiency (FE). The key fundamental issue is unfavorable competitive adsorption of hydroxyl groups...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background Understanding epidemiological trends of the cardiovascular risk factors is integral in designing effective countermeasures in tackling cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the Asia–Pacific. The study aims to examine the cardiovascular risk factor burden in the Asia–Pacific...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can harm the female reproductive system by disrupting hormonal balance. This study investigates the association between exposure to EDCs)- specifically, phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA), and serum concentrations of estrogen (ES) and progester...