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Estimating and modelling the transmissibility of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus during the 2015 outbreak in the Republic of Korea.
Xu-Sheng Zhang, Richard Pebody, Andre Charlett, Daniela De Angelis, Paul Birrell, Hunseok Kang, Marc Baguelin, Yoon Hong Choi
Feb 01, 2018
BACKGROUND: Emerging respiratory infections represent a significant public health threat. Because of their novelty, there are limited measures available to control their early spread. Learning from past outbreaks is important...
Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus South Korean outbreak Mathematical modelling parameter estimation statistical analysis transmissibility Bayes Theorem Coronavirus Infections Cross Infection Disease Outbreaks Hospitalization Humans Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Models Statistical Republic of Korea
Cantonese Children's Songs in Hong Kong
Lily Chen-Hafteck
Nov 19, 2013
A century of British colonial rule over a population of Chinese majority has resulted in a special culture of Hong Kong. While the local people have maintained a considerable amount of the traditional Chinese culture, a very...
Published by: Faculty of Education
Cantonese Children's Songs in Hong Kong
Lily Chen-Hafteck
Nov 19, 2013
A century of British colonial rule over a population of Chinese majority has resulted in a special culture of Hong Kong. While the local people have maintained a considerable amount of the traditional Chinese culture, a very...
Published by: Faculty of Education
Loss sensitive investors and positively biased analysts in Hong Kong stock market
Taufiq Choudhry, Gishan Dissanaike, Ranadeva Jayasekera, Woo-Young Kang, Matthias Nnadi
Sep 22, 2021
Abstract: The Hong Kong stock market is known to be highly volatile. Professional investors have a strong demand for timely information because of the infrequent nature of Hong Kong analysts’ interim reports (Cheng et al....
First Report of Cucumber mosaic virus Infecting Pimpinella brachycarpa in Korea
Pimpinella brachycarpa (family Apiaceae) is an edible green, leafy vegetable frequently consumed in Korea. The plant species is commonly used to prepare Namul, a seasoned raw vegetable dish. Recently, we reported an isolate of...
Education for Justice-Oriented and Participatory Citizenship in a Politicized Era in Hong Kong
This chapter aims at introducing issues of citizenship education arising from the social, historical, and political context of Hong Kong before and after its handover from Britain to the People's Republic of China in 1997. It...
Civic Engagement & Social Justice Education Curriculum Development and Instructional Design Social Sciences and Humanities
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
English as a lingua franca communication between domestic helpers and employers in Hong Kong
This paper discusses an exploratory, small-scale study that investigated the use of English as a lingua franca in domestic workplaces in Hong Kong between Filipino employees and Hong Kongese employers. Through data collected...
Forecasting Migration to the United States from Hong Kong and India
Priyanka pkogta@my.harrisburgu
Jan 01, 0001
This study investigates the forecasting of migration from India and Hong Kong to the United States. To study this, quantitative design is employed so numerical data can be used. The proposed research strategy uses the...
Migration Forecasting Quantitative Design Descriptive Analyses Inferential Analyses United States india Hong Kong Computer and Systems Architecture Demography, Population, and Ecology Migration Studies
Published by: Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Strongly nonlinear effects on internal solitary waves in three-layer flows
We consider a strongly nonlinear long wave model for large amplitude internal waves in a three-layer ow between two rigid boundaries. The model extends the two-layer Miyata-Choi-Camassa (MCC) model (Miyata 1988; Choi &...
geophysical and geological flows Solitary waves geophysical and geological flows Stratified flows Internal waves waves/free-surface flows /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3100/3104 name=Condensed Matter Physics /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2211 name=Mechanics of Materials /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2210 name=Mechanical Engineering
The PPT <sup>2</sup> Conjecture Holds for All Choi-Type Maps
Abstract We prove that the PPT$$^2$$
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English as a lingua franca communication between domestic helpers and employers in Hong Kong
This paper discusses an exploratory, small-scale study that investigated the use of English as a lingua franca in domestic workplaces in Hong Kong between Filipino employees and Hong Kongese employers. Through data collected...
Revealing the impacts of passive cooling techniques on building energy performance
Environmental concerns and growing energy costs raise the importance of sustainable development and energy conservation. The building sector accounts for a significant portion of total energy consumption. Passive cooling...
Strongly nonlinear effects on internal solitary waves in three-layer flows
We consider a strongly nonlinear long wave model for large amplitude internal waves in a three-layer ow between two rigid boundaries. The model extends the two-layer Miyata-Choi-Camassa (MCC) model (Miyata 1988; Choi &...
geophysical and geological flows Solitary waves geophysical and geological flows Stratified flows Internal waves waves/free-surface flows /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3100/3104 name=Condensed Matter Physics /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2211 name=Mechanics of Materials /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2200/2210 name=Mechanical Engineering
Navigating Central-Local Dynamics
Wing-chung Ho
Jan 01, 2024
This paper examines the central-local relation between Beijing and Hong Kong in the final stage of the COVID-19 combat, by analyzing Hong Kong's policy responses regarding public space governance in 2022. Drawing on the combined...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Exploring the Issues for the Success of Multichannel Network Businesses in Korea
With the increasing popularity of online video content like YouTube carries, multichannel network (MCN) businesses have appeared. MCNs are organizations that partner with individual creators. They support production, promotion...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Newspaper representation and power relations in infrastructure projects
This paper explores newspapers’ representation of different actors in infrastructure projects, and analyses the power relations between them through a case study in Hong Kong. The case in question is the highly controversial...
Analysis of the Establishment and Closure of the Ta Teh Institute in British Hong Kong during the Chinese Civil War
Chung Fun Steven Hung
Aug 25, 2016
The Ta Teh Institute was a prominent and important higher learning institute that existed in Hong Kong during the period of the Chinese Civil War, after the Second World War. The institute was founded in October, 1946 and then...
Prevalence of dementia in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
Yu-Tzu Wu, Gemma-Claire Ali, Maëlenn Guerchet, A Matthew Prina, Kit Yee Chan, Martin Prince, Carol Brayne
Jun 20, 2018
BACKGROUND: There are several existing systematic reviews of prevalence of dementia for mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, but several studies have been newly reported. The aim of this study is to update prevalence data in...
Effect of Roasting and Brewing on the Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activities of Tartary Buckwheat.
We evaluated the effect of the roasting and brewing conditions of Tartary buckwheat (TB), which is widely used in infusion teas, on its antioxidant and antiproliferative activities in vitro. TB was roasted at 210 °C for 10 min...
Effect of Roasting and Brewing on the Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activities of Tartary Buckwheat
We evaluated the effect of the roasting and brewing conditions of Tartary buckwheat (TB), which is widely used in infusion teas, on its antioxidant and antiproliferative activities in vitro. TB was roasted at 210 °C for 10 min...
A joint analysis of influenza-associated hospitalizations and mortality in Hong Kong, 1998-2013.
Influenza viruses may cause severe human infections leading to hospitalization or death. Linear regression models were fitted to population-based data on hospitalizations and deaths. Surveillance data on influenza virus activity...
Emerging Applications of Liquid Crystals Based on Nanotechnology.
Jung Inn Sohn, Woong-Ki Hong, Su Seok Choi, Harry J Coles, Mark E Welland, Seung Nam Cha, Jong Min Kim
Dec 13, 2018
Diverse functionalities of liquid crystals (LCs) offer enormous opportunities for their potential use in advanced mobile and smart displays, as well as novel non-display applications. Here, we present snapshots of the research...
Characterizing Human Collective Behaviors During COVID-19 - Hong Kong SAR, China, 2020.
Zhanwei Du, Xiao Zhang, Lin Wang, Sidan Yao, Yuan Bai, Qi Tan, Xiaoke Xu, Sen Pei, Jingyi Xiao, Tim K Tsang, Qiuyan Liao, Eric HY Lau, Peng Wu, Chao Gao, Benjamin J Cowling
Mar 16, 2023
WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPIC?: People are likely to engage in collective behaviors online during extreme events, such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, to express awareness, take action, and work...
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