Effect of Multifunctional Cationic Polymer Coatings on Mitigation of Broad Microbial Pathogens
Jianliang Gong, Chun-Yin Or, Eric Tung-Po Sze, Sidney Man-Ngai Chan, Pak-Long Wu, Peggy Miu-Yee Poon, Anthony K Y Law, Lucie Ulrychová, Jan Hodek, Jan Weber, Hui Ouyang, My Yang, Stephanie M Eilts, Montserrat Torremorell, Yaakov Knobloch, Christopher J Hogan, Christine Atallah, Juliette Davies, John Winkler, Ryan Gordon, Reza Zarghanishiraz, Mojtaba Zabihi, Cole Christianson, Deanne Taylor, Alan Rabinowitz, Jared Baylis, Joshua Brinkerhoff, Jonathan P Little, Ri Li, Jeanne Moldenhauer, Michael K Mansour
Infection control measures to prevent viral and bacterial infection spread are critical to maintaining a healthy environment. Pathogens such as viruses and pyogenic bacteria can cause infectious complications. Viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 are known to spread through the aerosol route and on fomite surfaces, lasting for a prolonged time in the environment. Developing technologies to mitigate the spread of pathogens through airborne routes and on surfaces is critical, especially for patients at high risk for infectious complications. Multifunctional coatings with a broad capacity to bind pathogens that result in inactivation can disrupt infectious spread through aerosol and inanimate surface spread. This study uses C-POLAR, a proprietary cationic, polyamine, organic polymer with a charged, dielectric property coated onto air filtration material and textiles. Using both SARS-CoV-2 live viral particles and bovine coronavirus models, C-POLAR-treated material shows a dramatic 2-log reduction in circulating viral inoculum. This reduction is consistent in a static room model, indicating simple airflow through a static C-POLAR hanging can capture significant airborne particles. Finally, Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria are applied to C-POLAR textiles using a viability indicator to demonstrate eradication on fomite surfaces. These data suggest that a cationic polymer surface can capture and eradicate human pathogens, potentially interrupting the infectious spread for a more resilient environment.
This article was co-authored by Dr Sidney CHAN Man-ngai of School of Science and Technology, HKMU.
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
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李洛旻
本書由香港都會大學人文社會科學院助理教授李洛旻博士主編。2022年12月田家炳中華文化中心成功舉辦第一屆「經學的傳統與新變」國際學術研討會，邀請國際知名的中國經學研究者參與發表論文。蒙田家炳基金會的支持，本書輯集並出版與會學者及當代其他青年學者的最新研究成果，希望立足於當代視野下思考如何承傳傳統，繼往開來，尋求突破，為中國經典研究翻一新章。本書共輯錄15篇精選文章，匯集「中港台日美」各地經學的權威與新秀，內容涵蓋《詩》、《書》、《禮》、《易》、《春秋》等經典，從版本考證到新解詮釋，深入解析經學的歷史與文化價值，展現當代經學研究的獨特魅力。
(摘錄自香港都會大學人文社會科學院最新消息和活動)
China and the Modern World : Missionary, Sinology, and Literary Periodicals (1817-1949)
Missionary, Sinology, and Literary Periodicals is a collection of 17 English-language periodicals published in or about China during a period of over 130 years, extending from 1817 until the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. This corresponds to the periods of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republican Era (1911–1949), when China experienced the radical and often traumatic transformation from an inward-looking imperial dynasty into a globally engaged republic. This resource features a significant collection of articles and photos on the founding and development of Christian higher education in China, including the establishment and growth into prominence of such institutions as Yenching University, the University of Nanking, Ginling College, Shandong Christian University, Soochow University, St. John's University, Shanghai Baptist College, and the Canton Christian College.
甄沾記 : 絞盡椰汁 = Yan Chim Kee : the essence of coconut juice
鄭蔚瑩、孔嘉琪、宋卓霖及田俏琳
香港都會大學人文社會科學院創意藝術學系創意廣告及媒體設計榮譽文學士
甄沾記，一個百年老字號，是香港人熟悉的懷舊味道。為傳承這個百年品牌，創作團隊致力將品牌年輕化，以吸引新一代的注意。廣告計劃以輕鬆搞笑的短片，帶出「絞盡椰汁 • 甄沾記」的口號，突出甄沾記產品採用天然椰汁製造的賣點，並透過互動式戶外廣告、社交媒體互動遊動及內容行銷，加深年輕受眾對品牌的認知和好感。此外，創作團隊亦重新設計產品包裝及銷售點廣告，刺激消費者的購買意慾。
此廣告設計為人文社會科學院創意藝術學系創意廣告及媒體設計榮譽文學士畢業生的畢業作品，並於香港都會大學創意藝術畢業展2023獲得最喜愛參展作品大獎。
An Autoethnography of Teaching Drama to Student Teachers in Hong Kong
Jack Shu
Schools in Hong Kong are encouraged to engage students in learning activities to strengthen moral and values education. The use of fairy tales in drama teaching—in this case, Mr. Fox—is an approach to learning that can present opportunities to positively engage students in a range of issues, such as moral and value education. The aim of this research was to enhance moral and values education by taking an autoethnographic approach to exploring my experiences of using and adapting a Western fairy tale with local student teachers learning to teach drama as part of their Master of Education degree at a university in Hong Kong. The use of various narrative genres to engage in the process of self-dialogue emerged as an important source for developing understandings of teaching and learning. Through this reflective process, I gained insights into my own teaching and the challenges and benefits of using fairy tales and structured drama in moral and value education. This research also revealed that fairy tales, as cultural treasures passed down through generations, may hold immense value as a resource for personal enjoyment, drama teaching, and academic exploration.
This article was authored by Dr Jack SHU Chi-yee of School of Education and Languages, HKMU.
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
Ageing with Dignity in Hong Kong and Asia: Holistic and Humanistic Care
Vincent Tin Sing Law, Ben Yuk Fai Fong
This book advocates the application of holistic and humanistic approaches in elderly care and services to achieve the goal of ageing with dignity in Hong Kong and Asia. It responds to the needs of an increasing ageing population that has to deal with related health needs in long-term care, community health and social services, particularly for chronic conditions and psychosocial support. The book consists of three sections on policy and development of aged care, holistic and humanistic care for older adults, and capacity building for ageing with dignity, respectively. Topics include the latest initiatives in aged care, appropriate services and delivery models, lifestyle modification, psychosocial and environmental considerations, professional development, technologies, and social capital. The chapters review and discuss these issues within a global context, illustrated by examples from Asian countries, underpinned by locally based empirical research. The book traverses into territories in the social sciences, life sciences, and sports sciences, while also touching on areas of business and administration, hospitality, law, public policy, and information technology in connection with public health. Chapter 5, with the title 'The Social Construction of “Dirty Work” for Working in Residential Care Homes for the Elderly' was co-authored by Dr Ivy YAU Sui-yu, Prof. Linda LEE Yin-king, Dr Becky LI Siu-yin, Dr Veronica LAI Sze-ki and Ms Susan LAW Sin-ping of School of Nursing and Health Sciences, HKMU.
(Excerpt from amazon.com)
此資料庫以韓國成均館大學收藏的《燕行錄》進行全文數字化處理，共收錄380種燕行書籍。記載明清兩朝，朝鮮派往中國的朝鮮使團的所見所聞，對於中國當時的政治、經濟、文化、社會風俗都有詳略各異的記述。
梁嘉寶、古麗瑩及鍾雪瑩
香港都會大學人文社會科學院創意藝術學系動畫及視覺特效榮譽藝術學士
婚姻是甚麼？是給女孩一個家？是一生一世的承諾？還是‥‥‥獨自生活並經營花店的主角，在某個母親節的前一天收到來自妹妹的婚禮邀請，本該是件值得高興的喜訊，但主角卻冷漠對待。從小一起長大的兩姊妹，對婚姻有着截然不同的想法。她倆成對的小熊掛飾，似乎承載着兩人的童年往事。
此動畫為人文社會科學院創意藝術學系動畫及視覺特效榮譽藝術學士畢業生的畢業作品，並於上奇科技及Adobe合辦的「創意多媒體達人企劃2023」比賽中獲得大專組影片及微電影類別優異獎。
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Jiandong Zhou, Sharen Lee, Wing Tak Wong, Khalid Bin Waleed, Keith Sai Kit Leung, Teddy Tai Loy Lee, Abraham Ka Chung Wai, Tong Liu, Carlin Chang, Bernard Man Yung Cheung, Qingpeng Zhang, Gary Tse
This was a retrospective, observational population-based cohort study of patients admitted to government-funded family medicine clinics in Hong Kong between January 1, 2000 and March 31, 2002 with at least 3 blood pressure measurements. Gender-specific risk scores for dementia were developed and tested. The study consisted of 74 855 patients, of whom 3550 patients (incidence rate: 4.74%) developed dementia over a median follow-up of 112 months (IQR= [59.8–168]). Nonlinear associations between diastolic/systolic BP measurements and the time to dementia presentation were identified. Gender-specific dichotomized clinical scores were developed for males (age, hypertension, diastolic and systolic BP and their measures of variability) and females (age, prior cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal diseases, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, stroke, mean corpuscular volume, monocyte, neutrophil, urea, creatinine, diastolic and systolic BP and their measures of variability). They showed high predictive strengths for both male (hazard ratio [HR]: 12.83, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 11.15–14.33, P value < .0001) and female patients (HR: 26.56, 95% CI: 14.44–32.86, P value < .0001). The constructed gender-specific scores outperformed the simplified systems without considering BP variability (C-statistic: 0.91 vs 0.82), demonstrating the importance of BP variability in dementia development. Gender-specific clinical risk scores incorporating BP variability can accurately predict incident dementia and can be applied clinically for early disease detection and optimized patient management. This article was co-authored by Professor Gary TSE of School of Nursing and Health Sciences, HKMU.
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
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陳家愉、陳禧瑜、何晉熙
本書就1930-1970年代香港粵劇唱腔流派革新與傳承進行研究，探討香港粵劇唱腔背景和現況及研究粵劇唱腔的傳承和創作的本地性。書中以學術研究角度探討粵劇曲藝發展、唱腔流派發展，結合前學和後學的見解，利用訪談和研究所得，尋找香港粵劇唱腔創新和持續發展的方向和方法，為傳承、發揚香港本土粵劇唱腔的傳統探索新路向，並透過對唱腔的分析和粵音的應用提升大眾對粵劇審美的認知度，以及加強粵劇藝人的創造力。此書由香港都會大學人文社會科學院副院長（教與學）陳家愉博士合著。
(摘錄自匯智出版有限公司網頁)
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中文社會科學引文索引 Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index
中文社會科學引文索引（Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index，簡稱CSSCI）是由南京大學中國社會科學研究評價中心開發的引文資料庫，收錄包括法學、管理學、經濟學、歷史學、政治學等在內的25大類的500多種學術期刊，來源文獻150餘萬篇，引文文獻1000餘萬篇，用來檢索中文人文社會科學領域的論文收錄與被引用情況。
Elderly Wedding Photography 攝耆 (銀髮婚紗義拍團)
香港都會大學人文社會科學院學生
學生事務處舉辦了服務學習計劃 -「攝耆」銀髮婚紗義拍團，招募了二十名人文社會科學院同學加入團隊，透過採訪五對長者夫婦的婚姻故事及安排他們拍攝婚紗照片，為他們留下美好回憶及倩影，並製作成婚姻回憶錄相册送贈給長者。二十位同學分成五組，分別擔任不同崗位如攝影師、化妝師及場地佈置等。同學除了在校進行婚攝訓練和化妝培訓，亦同時上門採訪長者故事，為其度身及搜羅婚紗禮服，更進行實地考察，最後於西貢獅子會自然教育中心拍攝婚紗照。長者夫婦以前因各種原因未有拍攝過結婚照，對於今次拍攝活動感到十分開心，可以一償心願；而參加同學亦覺得活動很有意義，透過與長者交談，獲益良多，今次不但可以為他們的婚姻留下美好的回憶，更有助增進自己的本科技能。
A Subsidised Housing Price Indicator for Hong Kong
Yiu C. Ma, Eddie C. Cheung, Roger K. Lo
Using market transaction data, we construct the first price indicator for subsidised properties in Hong Kong. Our findings show that both private and subsidised property prices have experienced tremendous growth over the past 16 years, but the growth rate of the subsidised property price at 430% is much higher than that of the private property price at 230%. We also observe that the prices of the two types of properties have shown very different trends since the COVID-19 pandemic started. Lastly, it is found that the trend of subsidised property prices comes under the additional influence of specific policies aimed at this section of the housing market. These findings indicate the importance of having a specific price index to distinguish between the private and the subsidised property market for studying how housing policies and the economic environment will affect the latter in Hong Kong. This article was co-authored by Dr Arbitor MA Yiu-chung and Dr Eddie CHEUNG Chi-leung of School of Arts and Social Sciences, HKMU.
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
Writing as Meaning-Making: A Systemic Functional Linguistic Approach to EFL Writing
Winfred Wenhui Xuan
This book investigates Chinese secondary EFL learners’ meaning-making abilities in English L2 writing by adopting theoretical frameworks used in systemic functional linguistics (SFL). It offers a comprehensive guide to Chinese high school students’ use of lexico-grammatical resources in L2 English writing for frontline L2 writing teachers, TESOL practitioners, pre-service teachers, and all professionals engaged in researching and teaching L2 writing. In particular, the book seeks to fill the current gaps in secondary school L2 writing research in the Asian context. This book was authored by Dr Winfred XUAN Wenhui of School of Education and Languages, HKMU.
(Excerpt from SpringerLink)
Inspec Analytics is a research intelligence tool to help research professionals explore global trends in physics, engineering and technology research. Precision analytics understand your place in the global engineering research landscape, evaluate your research performance and make strategic decisions about the direction of your projects with Inspec Analytics, a dynamic tool based on the IET's renowned Inspec database.
Impression: The Campus After Nightfall 《印象 : 入夜後的校舍》
David LAI Chung-yiu 黎頌堯
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours in Cinematic Design and Photographic Digital Art, Department of Creative Arts, School of Arts and Social Sciences
In the blink of an eye, it is winter again, and there are earlier nightfalls. On the way home from work and class, street lights, car lights and building lights under the night sky make up the night of the city. When I was able to go back to school, I would often stay on the campus until nightfall. Whenever I step out of the campus, the brightly lit school building always attracts my attention. The lights, glass, walls and concrete of the school building that emerged in my mind merged with the streets and the city at night, forming a colourful abstract scene. In this project, I have long exposed my images, while moving my camera simultaneously in the process in order to simulate a movement of the school buildings – where colourful and abstract images of the school building could be captured and recorded via the camera.
This work was created by a student of Department of Creative Arts, School of Arts and Social Sciences.
Varsha Bohra, Nora Fung-Yee Tam, Luzhen Chen, Kaze King-Yip Lai, Winnie Lam, Steven Jing-Liang Xu, Hai-Chao Zhou, Tao Lang, Chak-Lam Lee, Fred Wang-Fat Lee
Mangroves are important coastal wetlands along tropical and subtropical regions. Pneumatophore, a kind of aerial root, is among the prominent components of a mangrove ecosystem, which provides microhabitats for a range of prokaryotic (bacteria and cyanobacteria) microbial assemblages, whose role in the maintenance of mangrove ecology often remains neglected. Very few studies are available on pneumatophore-associated prokaryotic microorganisms (PAPMs). The majority of them are related to the microscopic identification of cyanobacteria, with very limited research on the bacterial population, even though they demand more attention. Also, very scarce information is available on biotic and abiotic factors shaping the PAPMs. The objective of this review is to highlight the structural and functional importance of prokaryotic organisms associated with pneumatophores. This review begins with a brief introduction of what mangrove pneumatophores are, then focuses on the PAPMs, accentuating the breadth and depth of information gained from previous research. It further discussed how a combination of a traditional cultivable approach and a newly developed omics approach can be efficaciously employed to untangle PAPMs. This review provides updated information on PAPMs, which will intensify the visibility and necessity of pneumatophore-associated microbial community research. This article was co-authored by Prof. Nora TAM Fung-yee, Dr Steven XU Jingliang and Prof. Fred LEE Wang-fat of School of Science and Technology, HKMU.
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
Joey Kong Man Ng
'Well-being' is a contemporary term used by people around the globe to address how comfortable their lives are. The notion is considered significant to business management. Nevertheless, is well-being significant to Chinese family business? In response to this inquiry, this book demystifies the notion from a critical lens. It examines well-being in a Chinese family business context of Hong Kong. This book consists of an archaeological and anthropological examination. The first part of the analysis draws from Foucault's (1979) Archaeology of Knowledge to examine the discursive (trans)formation of well-being. The second part is an ethnography that focuses on a Chinese perspective regarding the everydayness of life. This book not only offers an insight into the core values of Hong Kongers, but also dissects various layers of meaning in these values. This book was authored by Dr Joey NG Kong-man of Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration, HKMU.
(Excerpt from De Gruyter)
ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based geographic information system (GIS) mapping and analysis platform. Users can create interactive web maps, collaborate, analyze data, and manage spatial information.
Tina LAU Nga-yim 劉雅艷
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours in Cinematic Design and Photographic Digital Art, Department of Creative Arts, School of Arts and Social Sciences
This is a set of six triton digital photographs named “New Structure”. Color transformation is a method for emotions to be communicated across virtual worlds and reality. While we are used to repeating styles and structures in the mundane reality, through this work and its perspective, the buildings are given completely new structures and styles. There are three colors combined into one photograph, just as there are different emotions in our minds. How, you might ask, is each emotion distinguished and defined? Perhaps you could find through this series of work. This work was created by a student of Department of Creative Arts, School of Arts and Social Sciences.
Janet Yuen-Ha Wong, Joanna Ko, Sujin Nam, Tyrone Kwok, Sheila Lam, Jessica Cheuk, Maggie Chan, Veronica Lam, Gordon T C Wong, Zoe L H Ng, Abraham Ka-Chung Wai
Engaging students in interprofessional education for higher order thinking and collaborative problem-solving skills is challenging. This study reports the development of Virtual ER, a serious game played on a virtual platform, and how it can be an innovative way for delivering interprofessional education to medical and nursing undergraduates. The results showed that there was considerable teamwork enhancement after playing Virtual ER for interprofessional education, in particular for students who had activist or pragmatist learning styles. Serious online games have potential in interprofessional education for the development of 21st century life skills. The findings also suggest that Virtual ER for interprofessional education delivery could be expanded locally and globally. This article was co-authored by Prof. Janet WONG Yuen-ha and Dr Tyrone KWOK Tai-on of School of Nursing and Health Studies, HKMU.
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
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Housing and ageing policies in Chinese and global contexts : trends, development, and policy issues
Terence Chun Tat Shum, Charles C. L. Kwong
Motivated by the rapid increase in housing demand and the population of older adults worldwide, this book provides an interdisciplinary and multi-level approach for studying housing and ageing issues and relevant policy analysis in China, and beyond. Specifically, it highlights how the changing social, economic, and political factors at both local and global levels affect the housing or ageing experiences of people. Drawing on findings and theoretical discussions in economics, history, psychology, sociology, social policy, and urban studies, the authors offer interdisciplinary perspectives on a highly topical debate, asking what progress is being made on the formulation and implementation of housing and ageing policies in different societies. The book brings together original qualitative and quantitative research works in European, Asia-Pacific and Chinese contexts. It is of interest to scholars, policy makers and university students in the fields of housing, ageing, and social and public policy. This book was co-edited by Dr Terence SHUM Chun-tat and Prof. Charles KWONG Che-leung of School of Arts and Social Sciences, HKMU.
(Excerpt from Springer Link)
JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Network is a consortium of peer-reviewed, general medical and specialty publications, it contains journals and archives to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health. JAMA Network journals include JAMA, JAMA Cardiology, JAMA Dermatology, JAMA Internal Medicine, JAMA Psychiatry, JAMA Neurology, JAMA Oncology, JAMA Ophthalmology, JAMA Otolaryngology, JAMA Pediatrics, JAMA Surgery, JAMA Network Open and JAMA Health Forum.
Chan, Yi Ching Adia 陳苡澄; Chau, Tsoi Ting 周采婷; Cheung; Hiu Ching 張曉晴; Chim, Ching Yu 詹靜妤; Chow, Pinky Hoi Yan 鄒凱欣
香港都會大學李嘉誠專業進修學院幼兒教育高級文憑畢業生作品
為了鼓勵幼兒和家長一同寓學習於遊戲，共渡快樂時光，修讀幼兒教育高級文憑畢業班學員由2014年起，每年三、四月間會舉行「親子小型教育嘉年華」，互動攤位遊戲及故事劇場等活動都是根據兒童發展的需要而設計。此作品為該計劃的其中一部份。
Lin-Rui Jia, Qing-Yun Li, Jie Yang, Jie Han, Chi-Chung Lee, Jian-Heng Chen
This study develops a model for buildings with a cooling roof, walls, and low-emissivity (Low-E) windows. This model is verified through experimental analysis. The cooling demands of standard buildings and cooling buildings are compared, and the energy-saving potentials of cooling buildings are analysed. It is found that compared to standard buildings, cooling buildings exhibit superior cooling performances attributable to the application of cooling materials. Considering Hong Kong’s weather data, the indoor temperature of cooling buildings can be sub-ambient. The cooling demands of cooling buildings are decreased from 75 W/m2 to 30 W/m2, indicating a 60% energy-saving potential. Overall, the results of this study show that cooling buildings have high energy-saving potential under various climates. The proposed model can provide a reliable tool to facilitate relevant cooling evaluation by stakeholders, thereby benefiting the popularization of this technology. This article was co-authored by Dr Tony LEE Chi-chung and Dr Crystal HAN Jie of School of Science and Technology, HKMU.
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
Reconceptualizing the Digital Humanities in Asia : New Representations of Art, History and Culture
Kaby Wing-Sze Kung
This book examines new forms of representation that have changed our perception and interpretation of the humanities in an Asian, and digital, context. In analyzing written and visual texts, such as the use of digital technology and animation in different works of art originating from Asia, the authors demonstrate how literature, history, and culture are being redefined in spatialized relations amid the trend of digitization. Research studies on Asian animation are in short supply, and so this volume provides new and much needed insights into how art, literature, history, and culture can be presented in innovative ways in the Asian digital world. This book presents a novel contribution to the burgeoning field of the digital humanities by informing new forms of representation and interpretations, and demonstrating how digitization can influence and change cultural practices in Asia, and globally. It will be of interest to students and scholars interested in digitization from the full spectrum of humanities disciplines, including art, literature, film, music, visual culture, media, and animation, gaming, and Internet culture. This book was edited by Dr Kaby KUNG Wing-sze of School of Arts and Social Sciences, HKMU.
(Excerpt from Springer Nature)
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ICE Current Engineering Journals Collection
ICE Current Engineering Journals Collection provides content from ICE Publishing, the publishing division of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). It offers full text online access to 30 international peer-reviewed engineering journal titles from 2003 to current year. It includes the 18 titles of the internationally respected ICE Proceedings collection, each focus on a sub-discipline of civil engineering, plus highly cited leading research titles such as Géotechnique and Magazine of Concrete Research.
吳蓮欣：〈當然，當然〉（刊於《聲韻詩刊》第76期）
黃川：〈雪山行紀〉（刊於《聲韻詩刊》第76期）
付煒：〈詩兩首〉（刊於《字花》總107期）
就讀創意寫作文學碩士課程的同學筆耕不輟，在完成課業之餘，也持續在各大文學刊物上發表作品。吳蓮欣的詩歌〈當然，當然〉刊登在《聲韻詩刊》第76期，將少女情懷賦予麻雀，別出心裁。黃川的組詩〈雪山行紀〉亦發表在《聲韻詩刊》第76期，他運用遠距離聯想，以及冷抒情的風格，表現對雪山之旅的哲性思悟。付煒的〈詩兩首〉則於《字花》總107期發表。
(Excerpt from HKMU News Centre)
Min Pan, Shing Him Lee, Liwen Luo, Xun Wen Chen, Yik Tung Sham
Sewage sludge (SL), Chinese medicinal herbal residues (CMHRs) and the raw materials of biochar (BC) are normally treated as wastes. However, SL, CMHRs and BC are potential candidates for soil amendments. The performances of soils amended with three different proportions (5%, 10% and 20% on a dry-weight basis) of SL-BC and SL-CMHR-BC in terms of ameliorating soil properties and attenuating antibiotics in soil–plant systems were investigated with two common crop species: carrot and lettuce. The amended soils in general showed higher nutrient levels than the control soils, and particularly for the 20% SL-CMHR-BC. The amended soils led to lower levels of antibiotics in the soils and crop tissues as compared with the control, with the 20% SL-CMHR-BC soils showing the most pronounced effect. Both SL-BC and SL-CMHR-BC were proven in the study as potential soil amendments for alleviating the environmental dispersal and human exposure risks of different antibiotics, and specifically 20% SL-CMHR-BC. This article was co-authored by Dr PAN Min of School of Science and Technology, HKMU.
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
Further Reading(s)
On the Role and Assessment of Research at European Universities of Applied Sciences
José M. R. C. A. Santos
The relevance of the Universities of Applied Sciences (UASs) is growing in a world where practice-based learning and research are essential to meet societal development goals. Public policies for science, technology, and innovation must, therefore, account for an increasingly complex context where higher education institutions of varied shapes co-evolve. On the other hand, the increasing influence of international ranking systems and of bibliometric indicators calls for a critical revision of their adequacy to account for UASs ‘ key characteristics such as the importance of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches when tackling context-based challenges. This paper examines the roles of UASs in contemporary knowledge-intensive societies and critically addresses dominant research evaluation approaches.
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
香港法律語言常見拉丁詞彙 = Common Latin Terms in Hong Kong Legal Language
鄒嘉彥, 錢志安
拉丁詞語是英文法律乃至歐洲法律的一大語言特色。作為專業術語，拉丁詞語濃縮了法律人士之間的共識，其在醫學領域也有同樣的作用。掌握這些拉丁術語很有挑戰性，但也大有裨益。本書是第一本以香港常用的拉丁法律詞彙翻譯為主題的中英文法律專書，挑選了在香港法律領域中105個最常用的拉丁詞語作解釋。本書除提供基本資訊，如詞性、讀音和詞義外，更提供詞語的中英文翻譯、從雙語法律文本中篩選的適當例句，以及根據雙語判決書提供每個詞彙的使用率。本書極具實用參考價值，有助律師、法律從業員、翻譯人員、法律系學生等掌握拉丁法律詞語的用法，亦有助其他讀者認識法律語言及了解香港語言狀況。此書榮獲第四屆「香港出版雙年奬」語文學習類出版奬，由香港都會大學教育及語文學院院長錢志安教授與香港城市大學榮休教授鄒嘉彥教授合著。
(摘錄自天地圖書網頁)
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Embase is a biomedical database that covers drugs, pharmacology, medical devices, clinical medicine, and basic science relevant to clinical medicine. It provides access to bibliographic citations of over 8,500 biomedical journal articles from more than 95 countries, along with 4.8 million conference abstracts from over 15,000 conferences. Additionally, it offers full-text indexing of drug, disease, and global medical device data.
香港都會大學李嘉誠專業進修學院幼兒教育高級文憑畢業生作品
為了鼓勵幼兒和家長一同寓學習於遊戲，共渡快樂時光，修讀幼兒教育高級文憑畢業班學員由2014年起，每年三、四月間會舉行「親子小型教育嘉年華」，互動攤位遊戲及故事劇場等活動都是根據兒童發展的需要而設計。此作品為該計劃的其中一部份。
A Long-Term Study of Adverse Outcomes Associated With Oral Corticosteroid Use in COPD
Gary Tse, Benjamin Emmanuel, Cono Ariti, Mona Bafadhel, Alberto Papi, Victoria Carter, Jiandong Zhou, Derek Skinner, Xiao Xu, Hana Müllerová, David Price
Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have occasions when their symptoms suddenly worsen, called flare-ups or exacerbations. To treat flare-ups, doctors might prescribe a course of steroid tablets (oral corticosteroids or OCS for short). Doctors might also prescribe “rescue packs” containing OCS and antibiotics, to keep at home and start taking when needed. While OCS may speed up recovery from flare-ups, repeated use may have negative health effects. We studied effects of OCS use in patients with COPD, using anonymized electronic patient medical records in England. Most diagnoses, including diabetes, osteoporosis, cardiovascular/cerebrovascular disease, and death, were more likely in patients who used OCS than those who never used OCS. Patients using larger amounts of OCS over time were generally more likely to experience diagnoses or die. These results show risks of using OCS, even occasionally, in patients with COPD. Flare-up prevention is important, for example with appropriate daily “maintenance” medication, vaccinations for infections, and quitting smoking, thereby reducing health effects from OCS use for flare-ups. This article was co-authored by Professor Gary TSE of School of Nursing and Health Studies, HKMU.
(Excerpt from the article summary)
羅樂然
羅樂然博士（香港都會大學人文社會科學院）透過本書帶領讀者認識香港非物質文化遺產（非遺）有趣的面向，且進一步解構以往我們對非遺及嶺南傳統的既有認知，借鑑批判遺產研究的思考方式，嘗試把嶺南作為一種地域文化的話語進行分析。本書探討非遺在港形成、發展的過程，政府、大眾和不同機構社群如何詮釋與接受嶺南的概念，從而為香港的非遺研究帶來一次範式轉移，為讀者帶來一次別開生面的非遺之旅。
(摘錄自一本My Book One網上書店)
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SciVal is a web-based research performance assessment tool that allows the analysis of data from Scopus, which indexes international peer-reviewed scholarly publications. Users can identify and analyse emerging topics in a research area, track collaboration patterns, analyse research performance and conduct analysis by benchmarking against other similar local and international institutions.
突破的價值 = The value of breakthroughs
林凱程
「路漫漫其修遠兮，吾將上下而求索」每個人都有現實以外的夢想，或許它是天馬行空、不切實際，其實我們與夢想只隔著一段突破的距離。突破的價值在於一份雖千萬人吾往矣的精神。演講者以自身經歷激勵大家，突破現實界限，將夢想握於掌心。此作品為香港都會大學教育及語文學院學生的演講錄影。
Haoyan Ge, Albert Kwing Lok Lee, Hoi Kwan Yuen, Fang Liu, Virginia Yip
This study investigated bilingualism effects on the production of focus in 5- to 9-year-old Cantonese–English bilingual autistic children's L1 Cantonese, compared to their monolingual autistic peers as well as monolingual and bilingual typically developing children matched in nonverbal IQ, working memory, receptive vocabulary and maternal education. The results from an elicitation task showed that monolingual autistic children had significantly lower accuracy than typically developing children in producing focus in subject and object positions. Bilingual autistic children in general performed similarly to monolingual autistic children but outperformed their monolingual autistic peers in the production of object focus with a significantly higher accuracy. The total amount of English exposure did not relate to the accuracy of focus production in autistic and typically developing children. The results also revealed autistic children's tendency to make use of less prosodic means to produce focus. The overall findings indicate that bilingual exposure has no detrimental effect on the language skills of autistic children but might enhance the production of focus in bilingual autistic children's L1 Cantonese. This article was co-authored by Dr GE Haoyan of School of Education and Languages, HKMU.
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
文潔華
文潔華教授（香港都會大學人文社會科學院）討論哲學、藝術與美感，從不抽離成長經驗與個人歷史。緣身記，是文潔華投身於世界的所有真實體會。作者在香港性別社會化過程中成長，肉身因三次手術而邃變，因歲月而多情，情愫、脆弱與思考交織成更敏銳的觸覺，感應藝術作品、體驗美感，形塑肉身存在的厚度，藉文字拼湊一番。緣身記，源於女身思考，集「我愛我在」與「我思我在」於一身。其中不乏光影記憶、藝術館的震撼和旅途上的彩虹，還有與親愛之人的偶遇與殊途，皆是肉身結起的緣。七十七篇散文，七十七場哲學沉思，匯漩文潔華大半生的女身思考。
(Excerpt from HyRead)
UpToDate is an evidence-based clinical decision support database. It provides peer-reviewed clinical resource by expert physicians and provides options for diagnosis and management, including the efficacy, doses, and interactions of individual drugs, increasing users' clinical knowledge and improving patient care.
鄒略佑
香港影視不乏商戰元素，相信於類型戲劇熏陶下的各位定不陌生。但若談到作為立國之本的實業，便不得不說句“電影弱爆了”；看看身邊不可或缺的必需品，商戰危難分分鐘乍現眼前；隱藏於勾心鬥角背後的無力感並非純屬虛構，如有雷同，定必是行孽深重！浪裏求財無近利，置身商海皆蜉蝣；以白紙黑字鋪陳的友誼，能否避過利益趨同之覆滅？就由《銷售員》自此世代的風暴之年從頭細說……
此作品為香港都會大學人文社會科學院創意藝術學系學生的製作。
Jian Lin Chen, Yanhao Miao, Qidi Sun, Yung-Kang Peng, Guozhu Mao, Wanqing Dai, Cui Tang and Jiayu Chen
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a complex process that can be severely impacted by a range of toxicants found in wastewater, leading to system failure. To prevent this, monitoring key process indicators is crucial, but current methods have limitations in terms of response time and reliability. To address this challenge, we propose an innovative solution for ex situ monitoring of biotoxicity in AD using a paper-microwell-based and smartphone-assisted colorimetric analytical device. This device demonstrated its ability to identify the presence of toxicants and provide a quick response time, making it a promising technology for monitoring toxicity incidents in real-time in AD processes. With its low cost, portability, and reliability, this innovative technology has the potential to contribute to the prevention of system failure caused by toxicants in AD processes. The analytical greenness metric approach (AGREE) proposes this paper-based analytical device as a greener alternative for measuring anaerobic digestion activities compared to traditional methods such as biochemical methane potential and chemical oxygen demand. This article was co-authored by Dr CHEN Jianlin of School of Science and Technology, HKMU.
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence in Transportation Revolution
Miltiadis D. Lytras, Kwok Tai Chui and Ryan Wen Liu
The advent of Internet of Things offers a scalable and seamless connection of physical objects, including human beings and devices. This, along with artificial intelligence, has moved transportation towards becoming intelligent transportation. This book is a collection of eleven articles that have served as examples of the success of internet of things and artificial intelligence deployment in transportation research. Topics include collision avoidance for surface ships, indoor localization, vehicle authentication, traffic signal control, path-planning of unmanned ships, driver drowsiness and stress detection, vehicle density estimation, maritime vessel flow forecast, and vehicle license plate recognition. This book was co-edited by Dr John CHUI Kwok-tai of School of Science and Technology, HKMU.
(Excerpt from Amazon)
The Library has subscribed to 7 online courses from Net Languages including English Grammar, Vocabulary and Writing Practice, IELTS Exam Preparation, English for Work, Methodology for English and Medical English for Health Professionals. In all parts of the courses there are explanations, exercises, tips and practice materials.
趙芷晴、鍾穎琳、狄巧兒、廖家瑋、甄詠賢、楊焯然
預告片的主角雙黃在外婆的葬禮上遇見陌生的女孩，被帶到冥界的她慢慢發現眼前的人言行像極外婆，驚險的旅程迫使她勇敢、成長，同時不得不再次直接面對親人離別的傷感。此預告片榮獲2021年香港公開大學人文社會科學院創意藝術畢業展的創意藝術大獎。
學術大數據（scholarly big data）與詞學研究的開拓－以20世紀前半期詞籍注釋為中心
曾智聰
隨著網路普及、網路速度提升、各地圖書館聯網進一步互通，加上攝影、掃瞄、圖像顯示等技術改善等，傳統的書目檢索漸漸進化成立體的數位典藏。不同的數位典藏合起來建構成學術大數據(scholarly big data)，其兼收並蓄的特點，突破個別數位典藏的限制，這不但有利於保存及傳播研究成果，也有助開拓研究的新可能，特別適合一些年分跨度大，涉及文本多的研究課題。近年發展的一些以20 世紀前半期書籍與報刊為主題的學術大數據，收錄大量詞學研究成果，為研究當時的詞學發展提供了新的方向。20 世紀前半期詞學發展興盛，詞籍注釋出版成果尤其豐碩。可惜，這些注釋類書籍多被視為輔助閱讀的工具，學術界對之不夠重視。隨時代變遷，一般圖書館更甚少收藏。本文應用學術大數據，全面研究20 世紀前半期的詞籍注釋，考掘出不少罕見版本，例如王璠《校箋漱玉集》、楊鐵夫《夢窗詞選箋釋》（1932 年初版）及余謇《唐宋詞選注集評》等等，並藉此探討了其對清代詞學「寄託」與「守律」思想的承傳和轉化。此文章為香港都會大學人文社會科學院助理教授曾智聰博士的研究成果。
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
Women We Love : Femininities and the Korean Wave
SooJin Lee, Kate Korroch, Liew Kai Khiun
This title is an edited volume exploring femininities in and around the Korean Wave since 2000. While studies on the Korean Wave are abundant, there is a dearth of thought put toward the female-identifying stars, characters, and fans who shape and lead this crucial cultural movement. This collection of essays is one of the first works to focus on gender and the key female actors of this global phenomenon. Using “women” as an inclusive term extending to all those who self-define as women, this volume examines the role of women in K-pop and K-drama industries and fandom spaces, encompassing crucial intersectional topics such as queering of gender, dissemination of media, and fan culture. This book was co-edited by Dr LIEW Kai Khiun of School of Arts and Social Sciences, HKMU.
(Excerpt from Hong Kong University Press)
Passport provides statistics on industrial and sector market sizes for more than 200 countries. It also contains demographic, economic, marketing and consumer lifestyle statistics of countries worldwide. Full-text materials include consumer market reports, company profiles, sector briefings, industrial market reports and consumer lifestyle reports.
洪俊濠
此教學方案以小學六年級生為對象，教授科目為中國語文科，以普魯．安德森的《梅西與紅母雞》（第一至九段）為文本，教導學生透過閱讀、寫作、聆聽及說話進行一次「故事再創」的寫作學習活動。此教學方案榮獲香港新一代文化協會及香港準教師協會舉辦的2021年第8屆香港傑出準教師選舉優異奬。
Vaskuri C. S. Theja, Dani S. Assi, Hongli Huang, Raghad Saud Alsulami, Bao Jie Chen, Chi Hou Chan, Chan-Hung Shek, Vaithinathan Karthikeyan, Vellaisamy A. L. Roy
The terahertz frequency range is gaining popularity in security, stealth technology, and the future 6G network communication. For the control of severe terahertz electromagnetic interference (EMI) pollution, frequency-selective stealth-capable shielding materials are being explored to mask terahertz signals. For the realization of masking terahertz signals, the robustness, lightweight, and shape-conformable materials with excellent terahertz EMI shielding/absorption are crucial. The study reports the fabrication of 3D symmetric pyramidal architectural MXene composite films with frequency-selective stealth performance characteristics via the facile drop casting method. The investigation will open a new direction toward developing terahertz EMI shielding thin films with easy integration into any surface for stealth capabilities. This article was co-authored by Prof. Roy VELLAISAMY Arul Lenus of School of Science and Technology, HKMU.
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
Conjugal relationships in Chinese culture: Sino-Western discourses and aesthetics on marriage
Chi Sum Garfield Lau, Kelly Kar Yue Chan
This book reviews the presentation of conjugal relationships in Chinese culture and their perception in the West. It explores the ways in which the act of marriage is represented/misrepresented in different literary genres, as well as in cultural adaptations. It looks at the gendered characteristics at play that affect conjugal relationships in Chinese societal practices more widely. It also distinguishes between the essential features that give rise to nuptial arrangements from the Chinese perspective, looking at what in which Sino and/or Western mentalities differ in terms of notions of autonomy in marriage. It excavates the extent to which marriage is constituted in forms of transaction between female and male bodies and asks under what circumstances wedding ceremonies constitute archetypal or counter-archetypal notions in pre-modern and modern society. Co-edited by Dr Garfield LAU Chi-sum and Dr Kelly CHAN Kar-yue of School of Arts and Social Sciences, HKMU, this book serves to revisit the cultural connections between marriage and various art forms, including literature, film, theatre, and other adaptations.
(Excerpt from EBSCOhost)
WisersOne provides electronic news clippings from the newspapers and journals in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Macau as well as worldwide news portals and industry-focused websites.
劉嘉琪
此教學活動計劃書以中學一年級生為對象，教授科目為中國語文科，以魯迅的《一件小事》為課文，教導學生學習代入角色，以第一稱寫作並加入心理描寫。此計劃書榮獲香港新一代文化協會及香港準教師協會舉辦的2021年第8屆香港傑出準教師選舉優異奬。
Dr Bryan CHIU Weisheng
This study aimed to explore consumers’ continuance intention to use a fitness and health app by applying two theoretical models: the expectation–confirmation model (ECM) and the investment model (IM). Results revealed that users' continuance intention was significantly predicted by the two models. Within the ECM, the positive and significant relationships among variables were found. Moreover, users' satisfaction and investment size had positive impacts on their commitment, which, in turn, positively affected the intentions. Also, confirmation of expectations had a positive impact on investment size. The integrated models helps better understand fitness and health app users' decision-making process from the perspective of relationship commitment and suggests practical implications for health and fitness app providers. This article was co-authored by Dr Bryan CHIU Weisheng of Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration, HKMU.
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
Chinese creative writing studies
Dr Rebecca LEUNG Mo-ling
This book introduces Chinese creative writing to the English-speaking world, considering various aspects of literary and creative theories in research in Chinese writing. It covers recent trends such as cross-media practices, pedagogy in creative writing in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, specifically, and looks at how Chinese classical culture brings new interpretations to creative writing within a global context. It unpacks the interaction between Chinese creative writing and multimedia and ascertains the possibilities of incorporating media studies into writing practices. It also presents new interpretations of Chinese classical culture assets to new creative or literary manuscripts, such as TV series adaptation and Internet literature. Relevant to researchers, teachers, and students working Chinese creative writing and Chinese literature, it is also a landmark text in exposing English-speaking creative writing scholars to the wealth of Chinese creative writing, in English. This book was edited by Dr Rebecca LEUNG Mo-ling of School of Arts and Social Sciences, HKMU.
(Excerpt from EBSCOhost)
Digital Theatre+ provides online access to a digital streaming video collection of unique films of current, leading British theatre productions. Includes behind-the-scenes documentaries as well as teaching and learning resources to facilitate a deeper understanding of the productions and texts. Learning resources include a detailed introduction, plot summary, character biographies, a relationship map, language analysis, scene study, performance background and historical context for each play.
TANG Shing-kwong, CHENG Wing-ho, LAI Chi-wai, LEE Siu-lun
十年前情人節前夕，是二人相識的起點，為了追求對方，二人不約而同製作了「它」，在 情人節當日互相送上給對方，開始經歷他們十年感情。 今年是他們十週年，也是「它」十週年，女主角反思自己與男主角的感情路上是否因為失去熱戀而走到終點。因為「它」的再次出現，喚醒女主角其實男主角只是為了他們感情路上的未來，在往後他們也會再經歷第二個，第三個，第四個十週年。此作品榮獲香港公開大學創意藝術畢業展2021年創意藝術大奬。
The 'Smart City' between urban narrative and empty signifier: Hong Kong in focus
Alistair Cole, Dionysios Stivas, Emilie Tran, Calvin Lai
The article consists in an in-depth interpretative study of Smart City in the case of the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, China. It proposes a framework of analysis as a heuristic tool to interpret narratives in general and those of Smart City Hong Kong in particular. The capacity of a narrative to confer meaning draws upon three criteria: its originality (degree of endogeneity); its sincerity (internal validity and trustworthiness), and its extension (its ability to provide a convincing account to the outside world for social phenomena). They are also affected by the form of diffusion and communication. Four types of account emerged from the empirical investigation: survey responses; written responses from official agencies; face to face interviews; and collective interviews in focus groups. By reconstituting chains of meaning in relation to the Smart City, the article interrogates the utility of technology, sustainability and e-governance narratives for public administration. Taken as a whole, Smart City appears as a rather hollow narrative, an empty signifier, a general term lacking clear meaning. This article was co-authored by Dr Emilie TRAN of School of Arts and Social Sciences, HKMU.
(Excerpt from the article abstract)
黃自鴻
從文學生徒到文學研究者，黃自鴻教授（香港都會大學人文社會科學院）以自身識趣揭櫫鍳賞文學藝術。他喜歡《教父》也喜歡《多啦A夢》，讀杜甫也熱愛搖滾樂，學堂之外亦有閒追看最新韓劇與動漫，各類文學文化理論也從不落下，順手拈來的一篇篇散論文章，盡言文學賞析並非難於攀登的空中樓閣，而是實在地存在於生活、流轉於每次閱讀／觀影／對話的人之本能。
(Excerpt from 手民出版社)
哈佛商業評論 : 影音知識庫及哈佛商業評論全球繁體中文版資料庫
《哈佛商業評論：影音知識庫》收錄200段以上商業評論大師的演講或對談影音，並提供相關觀念的延伸閱讀。資料庫設有跨庫整合檢索、英文訪談及中文字幕。《哈佛商業評論全球繁體中文版資料庫》則收錄期刊創刊（2006年9月）迄今以及《哈佛商業評論精選》全系列叢書共計近800篇經典文章。
Visually impaired assistant with neural network and image recognition
Arthur On Chun Liu, Shun Ki Li, Liqi Yan
Graduates from the Internet Technology programme of the School of Science and Technology participated in the 17th Final Year Project (FYP) Competition organized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Hong Kong (IEEE HK) Computational Intelligence Chapter earlier, which is one of the most representative competition in the field. They seized the championship with their FYP project titled “Visually Impaired Assistant with Neural Network and Image Recognition”. Their outstanding performance and creativity were recognized by the professionals of this industry. They were invited to present their research achievements in the online finalist presentation.
Provision of refugia and seeding with native bivalves can enhance biodiversity on vertical seawalls
Thea E. Bradford, Juan C. Astudillo, Edward T.C. Lau, Matthew J. Perkins, Chi C. Lo, Tom C.H. Li, Chung S. Lam, Terence P.T. Ng, Elisabeth M.A. Strain, Peter D. Steinberg, Kenneth M.Y. Leung
Recent studies have suggested that increasing habitat complexity of artificial seawalls by modifying surface heterogeneity could enhance exploitable habitat and therefore species richness and abundance. The research tested the effects of adding complex tiles (with crevices/ledges) of different heterogeneity (i.e., flat tiles resembling the seawall vs. tiles with crevices of 2.5 cm or 5.0 cm depth) and seeding with native rock oysters, Saccostrea cuccullata (unseeded vs. seeded) on species richness and abundances of intertidal marine organisms on two vertical seawalls in Hong Kong. Tiles were affixed to the mid-intertidal zone of the seawalls for 12 months. The results showed that the tiles with crevices had greater species richness and cover of sessile epifauna than flat tiles. Seeding tiles with S. cuccullata also facilitated natural recruitment of the same species. The results support the hypothesis that using eco-engineering to increase habitat complexity can enhance the biodiversity of intertidal marine organisms on seawalls.
The collaborative project “eco-tile” of Dr Juan Carlos ASTUDILLO PLACENCIA, Assistant Professor in the School of Science and Technology, has won a number of international awards.
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Metaphor, metonymy, the body and the environment
Jeannette Littlemore, Marianna Bolognesi, Nina Julich-Warpakowski, Chung-hong Danny Leung, Paula Perez Sobrino
By exploring the associations that people make between emotions and colours, looking at how they vary across languages, and exploring the explanations that people provide for the associations that they make, this Element provides insight into the ways in which humans express emotions through colour, and the reasons why they do so. Metaphoric (and metonymic) language and thought play a key role on several levels in the formation of emotion–colour associations, interacting with physical, environmental and social factors. A strong metaphorical connection between the valence of the emotion and the lightness of the colours with which it is associated, and between the intensity of an emotion and the saturation level of the colours with which it is associated is found. However, the strength of this association varies according to the linguistic background of the speaker, and the gender in which the emotion is presented. This book was co-authored by Dr Danny LEUNG, Associate Professor of the School of Education and Languages
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Enriching the User Experience in Social Messaging: Emotion in Communication Design
Amic G. Ho
Different research had been developed recently with a focus on user experience design. It explores how design outcomes could be easily motivated by users' responses and creates pleasant and positive user experience for users in consumption. Emotion is found as an important role in users experience and it is important to manipulate emotions in designing the design outcome which can elicit users' pleasant emotions. As a result, scholars would like to develop a better system to understand how the user experience could be further enriched and optimized in “user-orientated” approach which is believed to elicit the emotion of users. Among these design aspects, not much research has explored how emotion could apply in visual/graphic design to carry out its corresponding functions in user experience design of instant messaging application. This paper explores how emotion could apply in communication design in enriching the user experience design of instant messaging apps.
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陳曙光, 何志恒, 施仲謀主編
文言經典語言簡煉，而且盛載古人的智慧和對世界的觀照，是中華民族的瑰寶。隨着中國崛起和中華文明復興，不少地區的中文課程都加強文言文元素。學習文言文經典能提升語文水平，令學生深入認識中國人的思想和文化，亦有助培養建立正確的人生觀和價值觀。然而，不同的研究均指出學生普遍認為文言經典的文字古奧難懂，而且內容距離現代社會太遠。學生文言閱讀能力欠佳，也缺乏學習動機，以致文言教學成效未如理想。
有見及此，香港教育大學中國語言學系出版《文言經典與文化教學實踐新探》，共收錄了15 篇各地學者的研究成果，從不同方面探討文言經典的價值以及研究有效的施教方法。當中〈民國報刊中的香港傳統抒情文體作為教材之研究——以中國語文科「建議篇章」為構建框架〉一文為香港都會大學教育及語文學院張燕珠博士的研究成果。
(摘錄自中華書局網上書店)
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Transculturalism, transformation and the visual arts in contemporary British women’s poetry
Antony Huen
This article establishes the works of women poets in the UK, especially those of non-white and mixed-race ancestries, as major players in poetic ekphrasis. Ekphrasis has been defined as 'the verbal representation of a visual representation' (Heffernan 3). Building on the critical studies of the ekphrases by twentieth-century women poets, this article recognizes the increasingly multicultural landscape of contemporary British ekphrastic poetry and engages in detailed studies of the ekphrastic poems from Grace Nichols's Picasso, I Want My Face Back (2009) and Pascale Petit's What the Water Gave Me: Poems after Frida Kahlo (2010). The two case studies demonstrate how women poets of non-white and mixed-race ancestries return to engaging with art from a diasporic perspective or art from a foreign culture and to exploring the potential and limits of art as a life-, self- and trauma-transmuting agent. The article simultaneously reveals the diverse purposes of ekphrasis in contemporary poetry, as seen in the ekphrastic practices of Nichols, Petit and other women poets.
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Coping with chronic illness and disability : theoretical, empirical, and clinical aspects
Erin Martz; Hanoch Livneh
This book synthesizes the expanding literature on coping styles and strategies by analyzing how individuals with CID face challenges, find and use their strengths, and alter their environment to fit their life-changing realities. The book includes up-to-date information on coping with high-profile conditions, such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, spinal cord injuries, and traumatic brain injury, in-depth coverage of HIV/AIDS, chronic pain, and severe mental illness, and more.
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中國國家標準全文數據庫提供中國國內各行各業現行國家標準的全文。
《城市文藝》雙月刊第121期（2022年12月）
吳猛
中國文學文學碩士畢業生吳猛，其評論文章《芻論胡燕青文學創作的三個階段》早前獲本地文藝刊物《城市文藝》雙月刊刊登，吳同學的深入分析和獨到見解得到認同。他研究了本港著名作家胡燕青數十年來的散文和新詩作品，並把她的創作生涯分成三個階段加以論述，藉著介紹胡女士的不同著作，引領讀者了解她的創作之路。
(Excerpt from HKMU homepage)
Pin-Pin Choi; Suet-Shan Wong; Wai-Man Lee; Mei-Ha Tiu
This paper aimed to elucidate multi-generational perspectives on the competencies required of first-line nurse managers based on their lived experiences and perceptions, as well as those of frontline nurses. Its findings indicate that each generation of nurses has its distinct features and values and that each generation's views of what constitutes the required competencies of first-line nurse managers are contradictory to those of other generations. These differences should prompt hospital administrators and nurse educators to reassess the best strategies for supporting existing and future nurse leaders. First-line nurse managers also need to reflect on their current practices in leading a multi-generational nursing workforce.
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Asia in the old and new Cold Wars: ideologies, narratives, and lived experiences
Kenneth Paul Tan
Through critical analysis of newspaper and magazine articles, films, novels, art exhibits, museums, and other commemorative sites that engage with the themes of conflict, violence, trauma, displacement, marginalization, ecology, and identity, the book provides rich and diverse perspectives on the complex relationship between the historic Cold War and its legacies on the one hand and, on the other, their impact on Asia, its plural histories and peoples, and their shifting identities, ideological beliefs, and lived experiences. Chapter 7, with the title “China's health diplomacy in the “New-Cold-War” Era: contrasting the battle of narratives in Europe and the Middle East and North Africa”, was co-authored by Dr Emilie TRAN of School of Arts and Social Sciences, HKMU.
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SciFindern is a research discovery tool that allows college students and faculty to access a wide diversity of research from many scientific disciplines, including biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science, agricultural science. It provides access to journal and patent citations as well as information of more than 54 million chemical substances and 39 million reactions related to biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science and agricultural science.
范慶奇
憑藉出色寫作才華，創意寫作文學碩士學生范慶奇入選中國自然資源作家協會第四屆簽約作家名單。本屆簽約作家共有36名，來自中國各地，經由層層篩選及主席團審議後精心選出，任期由2023年至2025年。中國自然資源作家協會隸屬中國作家協會。自實行簽約制度以來，已先後與多位優秀作家簽約，為他們提供成長空間及發表平台，在省級以上文學刊物和協會期刊發表自然資源題材文學作品。〈在高原上發呆〉為范同學近期於文學刊物發表的其中一篇組詩。
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Outage Performance and AoI Minimization of HARQ-IR-RIS Aided IoT Networks
Zheng Shi; Hong Wang; Yaru Fu; Xinrong Ye; Guanghua Yang; Shaodan Ma
In this paper, reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) and hybrid automatic repeat request with incremental redundancy (HARQ-IR) are amalgamated to lower power expenditure, shorten latency and strengthen reliability of the internet of things (IoT) communications. By considering Rician fading channels and multiple RISs, the outage probability of single-input single-output (SISO) HARQ-IR-RIS aided IoT networks is derived in closed-form, with which the asymptotic outage analysis is carried out. The asymptotic results are further extended to single-input multiple-output (SIMO)/multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) HARQ-IR-RIS aided IoT networks by using random matrix theory. Thereafter, the asymptotic expressions are invoked to reduce the design complexity of the phase shifts, transmit powers, and rate, which aims at minimizing the age of information (AoI) while ensuring the power and outage constraints. Particularly, the optimal phase shifts are firstly determined. The alternating optimization technique is then applied to solve the transmit rate and powers, which are iteratively updated based on majorization-minimization (MM) principle and geometric programming (GP) approximation, respectively. The numerical results consequently corroborate our theoretical analysis. More interestingly, the HARQ-IR-aided scheme with fixed power is found to provide a comparable performance as the proposed scheme with variable power especially for numerous reflecting elements at RIS.
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邵棟
人文社會科學院助理教授及創意寫作文學碩士課程主任邵棟博士最近連獲數個獎項。他的小說集《空氣吉他》於去年夏天出版，瞬即入圍由騰訊控股及閱文集團主辦及業界票選的「探照燈好書」八月中外小說名單；再於年底入圍由上海文學報主辦的「2022文學報年度好書榜」。
《空氣吉他》是邵博士的首本短篇小說集，他以青少年時在家鄉的經歷和到香港後十年間的觀察與想像，虛構出九個「空氣」故事，諷刺現代人生活於假裝、謊言和二手經驗的世界裡。雖然故事均圍繞着日常事物或場景發生，但作者借事抒情，把愛情、親情及友情刻畫得確切真摯，令讀者產生共鳴。
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PressReader provides online access to over 7,000 local, regional and international newspapers and magazines from over 120 countries in 60 languages and displayed in their original format. You can filter the newspapers and magazines by country, language, or title.
ChatGPT – Reshaping medical education and clinical management
Khan, Rehan Ahmed; Jawaid, Masood; Khan, Aymen Rehan; Sajjad, Madiha
Artificial Intelligence is no more the talk of the fiction read in novels or seen in movies. It has been making inroads slowly and gradually in medical education and clinical management of patients apart from all other walks of life. Recently, chatbots particularly ChatGPT, were developed and trained, using a huge amount of textual data from the internet. This has made a significant impact on our approach in medical science. Though there are benefits of this new technology, a lot of caution is required for its use.
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Molecular biology: principles of genome function
Craig, Nancy Lynn
Molecular Biology: Principles of Genome Function offers a fresh, distinctive approach to the teaching of molecular biology. It is an approach that reflects the challenge of teaching a subject that is in many ways unrecognizable from the molecular biology of the 20th century — a discipline in which our understanding has advanced immeasurably, but about which many questions remain to be answered.
Molecular Biology responds to this challenge with Experimental Approach panels, which branch off from the text in a clearly-signposted way. These panels describe pieces of research that have been undertaken, and which have been particularly valuable in elucidating different aspects of molecular biology. Each panel is carefully cross-referenced to the discussion of key molecular biology tools and techniques, which are presented in a dedicated chapter at the end of the book.
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The database is a clinical reference platform providing information including evidence-based nursing monographs, books, journals, practice guidelines and core measures with nursing recommendations.
Cathy McAtee, DNP, ACNPC-BC, CNE
Hypertension is a major cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide and contributes significantly to the progression of heart failure, renal failure, peripheral arterial disease, and stroke in the adult population. Nearly one in three adults is affected. Hypertension is the second leading cause of kidney disease and can develop as a result of having kidney disease. Hypertension has also been implicated as the causative factor in at least 75% of all heart failure cases. Despite recent advances in awareness and treatment, only half of the population in the United States has blood pressure (BP) readings that are considered well controlled. According to recent research, hypertension is the highest-ranking modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular deaths in the United States. Globally, hypertension is the leading cause of death in adults. A socioeconomic disparity has also been identified in low-to-middle-income countries (LMIC) where there is a reduction both in awareness and treatment.
Key points:
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中風｜逾1/4港人血壓高 錯過黃金時機恐中風 專家教揀4大降血壓藥
護理及健康學院高級講師 朱賢文博士
降高血壓藥單張常常存放在醫院藥房的病人資訊架上，免費供病人及家屬取閱。高血壓患者如果不仔細閱讀，或遇有不明白時，不尋求醫護人員了解，或會錯過預防心腦血管疾病的契機。筆者特此向讀者扼要地講解高血壓的藥理分類，讓讀者明白藥物在身體內產生了甚麼變化？藥物單張內藏有甚麼重要秘訣？
(摘錄自星島頭條)
Brunner & Suddarth’s textbook of medical-surgical nursing
Hinkle, Janice L. Cheever, Kerry H.; Overbaugh, Kristen J.
Keeping tomorrow's nurses at the forefront of today's changing healthcare environment, Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition delivers the most comprehensive resource available for nursing students in the medical-surgical course. This bestselling text is designed for the way students like to learn, combining a highly readable approach with engaging case studies and learning tools to help students explore essential patient care practices in real-world terms and gain a more practical understanding of how they'll apply what they've learned in practice.
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WIND金融終端 (WIND Financial Terminal) and WIND經濟數據庫 (WIND Economic Database)
WIND 金融終端提供中國金融市場數據與資訊，覆蓋股票、債券、基金、指數、權證、商品期貨、外匯、宏觀行業等多項品種。WIND 經濟數據庫則整合了海量的宏觀和行業數據，並配合強大的指標計算和圖形功能，是經濟學家、宏觀分析師、策略分析師行業研究員的宏觀行業數據分析工具。
Heavy metals in the “plastisphere” of marine microplastics: adsorption mechanisms and composite risk
Yuan Liu, Kai Zhang, Shaopeng Xu, Meng Yan, Danyang Tao, Luoluo Chen, Yong Wei, Chenxi Wu, Guijian Liu, Paul K.S. Lam
Heavy metals that are adhered to the surfaces of microplastics in the natural marine environment pose potential threats to marine life. However, little is known about their adsorption mechanisms and composite risks. This study collected seawater, suspended particulate matter (SPM), plankton, and microplastic samples from the waters surrounding Hong Kong, established a method for analyzing 13 heavy metals in the plastisphere, and explored the extrinsic and intrinsic sources of the heavy metals by analyzing natural matrices (seawater, SPM, and plankton) and anthropogenic plastics.
Highlights
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西西
《我城》是西西的名著，近獲亞洲周刊評為廿世紀中文小說一百強之一。本書風格獨特，無論結構、筆路、章法，皆發前人之所未發，其中寄託著青年的開放、進取、和各種成長之潛力充滿可能性。
(摘錄自博客來網路書店)
Conference Proceedings Citation Index – Science, Social Science & Humanities
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It covers the published literature from the significant conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions in all scientific and technical fields and all fields of social sciences, arts, and humanities.
