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Mosses new to Hong Kong (1)
No full textTen moss species - Garkea flexuosa (Griffith) Marg. & Nork., Campylopus laxitextus Lac., Fissidens dubius P. Beauv., Fissidens ceylonensis Dozy & Molk, Fissidens maceratus Mitt., Philonotis thwaitesii Mitt., Isopterygium minutirameum (C. Muell.)Jaeg., Homalia trichomanoides (Hedw.) B.S.G., Pogonatum neesii (C. Muell.) Dozyand Polytrichum formosum Hedw. are reported new to Hong Kong. Among them, five are new to Guangdong Province of China
The urban geology of Hong Kong
Get PDFpublished_or_final_versionPreface vContributors xiThe role of the geological model in the urban development of Hong Kong C.J.N. Fletcher, S.D.G. Campbell, P.A. Kirk, S. Parry, R.J. Sewell, X.C. Li, K.W. Lai and Y.S. Liu Fletcher, C. J. N. Campbell, S. D. G. Kirk, P. A. Sewell, R. J. Li, X. C. Lai, K. W. Liu, Y. S. 1The contribution of geology to the engineering of Hong Kong International Airport Pinches, G. Tosen, R. Thompson, J. 21Anticipating geotechnical problems S. Hencher and G. Daughton Hencher, S. Daughton, G. 43Managing ground risks C.M. Tse Tse, C. M. 63Scarp morphology and development associated with a large compound retrogressive landslide at Lai Ping Road, Hong Kong N.P. Koor, S.D.G. Campbell, H.W. Sun and K.K.S. Ho Koor, N. P. Campbell, S. D. G. Sun, H. W. Ho, K. K. S. 77Adverse ground conditions at Tung Chung New Town P.A. Kirk Kirk, P. A. 89Engineering geological and geomorphological aspects of the Western Foothills, Tuen Mun G.R. Taylor Taylor, G. R. 99Natural geochemistry and contamination of marine sediments in Hong Kong P.G.D. Whiteside Whiteside, P. G. D. 109The origin and variability of suspended sediment in Hong Kong's marine waters S. Parry Parry, S. 123Quarrying in Hong Kong: current and future situation T.S.K. Lam and K.L. Siu Lam, T. S. K. Siu, K. L. 141Weathering profile development over volcanic rocks in the Tuen Mun Valley, Hong Kong R.B. Owen and R. Shaw Owen, R. B. Shaw, R. 153Archaeology and geology in Hong Kong's development urban environment P. Rumball Rogers Rogers, P. Rumball 171Magnetic survey of the offshore areas of Hong Kong: results, interpretation and significance C.J.N. Fletcher, F.A. Collar and M.W.C. Lai Fletcher, C. J. N. Collar, F. A. Lai, M. W. C. 179Geophysical and radiometric properties of weathered saprolites in Hong Kong L.S. Chan and M.Q. Chen Chan, L. S. Chen, M. Q. 189Towards sustainable coastal development in Hong Kong W.W.S. Yim Yim, W. W. S. 20
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein and other inflammatory markers in predicting cardiovascular risk in Hong Kong Chinese
Get PDFINTRODUCTION: Inflammation is increasingly recognised as a key player in atherosclerosis, and C-reactive protein measured using high-sensitivity assay (hsCRP) is the most promising inflammatory marker in predicting the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). In this prospective cohort study, we examined the predictive value of hsCRP for CVD in Hong Kong Chinese and determined if other biomarkers would enhance the predictive value of hsCRP. METHODS: Subjects were recruited from the Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factors Prevalence Study …published_or_final_versionThe 16th Medical Research Conference, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 22 January 2011. In Hong Kong Medical Journal, 2011, v. 17 suppl. 1, p. 66, abstract no. 11
The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China II : proceedings of the second International Marine Biological Workshop : the Marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong, 2-24 April, 1986
No full textA three volume work of the proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop on the Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern Chinapublished_or_final_versionIntroduction pxiAcknowledgements / Morton, Brian pxvList of participants pxviiPostscript pxxviiiv.1 Pollution and the sub-tropical inshore hydrographic environmental of Hong Kong / Morton, Brian p3v.1 The macrobenthic nemertean fauna of Hong Kong / Gibson, Ray p33v.1 Philophthalmid larval trematodes from Hong Kong and the coast of South China / Tang, Chong-ti p213v.1 Further studies on some cercariae of molluscs collected from the shores of Hong Kong / Tang, Chong-ti p233v.1 Marine oligochaeta of Hong Kong / Erseus, Christer p259v.1 The poecilochaetidae and trochochaetidae (annelida: polychaeta) of Hong Kong / Mackie, Andrew S.Y. / Mackie, Andrew s.Y. p337v.1 Prionospio saccifera SP.NOV. (polychaeta: spiondiae) from Hong Kong and the Red Sea with a redescription of prionospio ehlersi fauvel, 1928 / Mackie, Andrew S.Y. p363v.1 Terebellidae (polychaeta) from the Hong Kong region / Hutchings, P.A. p377v.1 A new species of noetiella (bivalvia: arcacea) from Hong Kong / Oliver, P. Graham p413v.1 Three new species of ascoglossa (mollusca, opisthobranchia) from Hong Kong, and a description of the internal anatonmy of costasiella pallida jensen, 1985 / Jensen, Kathe R. p419v.1 Two new species of opisthobranchia from Hong Kong / Lin, Guangyu p433v.1 The microgastropods of Hong Kong mangroves / Tong, Lily K.Y. p437v.2 Marine gammaridean amphipoda (crustacea) from Hong Kong I. The family corophiidae, genus corophium / Hirayama, Akira p449v.2 Marine gammaridean amphipoda (crustacea) from Hong Kong II. The family dexaminidae / Hirayama, Akira p487v.2 Preliminary notes on a collection of amphipoda from Hong Kong / Moore, P.G. p503v.2 A new species of misophria (copepoda: misophrioida) from Hong Kong / Boxshall, Geoffrey A. p515v.2 Siphonostome copepods associated with sponges from Hong Kong / Boxshall, Geoffrey A. p523v.2 New records of isopod crustaceans (flabellifera) from Hong Kong / Bruce, Neil L. p549v.2 Further notes on the isopoda bopyridae of Hong Kong / Markham, John C. p555v.2 A new barnacle record from Hong Kong / Rainbow, P.S. p567v.2 Redescriptions of five Hong Kong carideans first described by William Stimpson, 1860 / Bruce, A.J. p569v.2 Additions to the marine shrimp fauna of Hong Kong / Bruce, A.J. p611v.2 Hong Kong pinnotheridae: pinnotherinae (crustacea: decapoda) / Pregenzer, C. p649v.2 Halacaridae (acari) of Hong Kong / Bartsch, Ilse p661v.2 Mites (arachnida: acari) from the coast of Hong Kong / Luxton, Malcolm p667v.2 Intertidal gobies (pisces: gobiidae) from Hong Kong / Lam, C. p673v.2 Hong Kong mudskippers (Pisces: periophthalmidae) / Lam, C. p691v.2 Preliminary observations of lignicolous marine fungi from mangroves in Hong Kong / Vrijmoed, L.L.P. p701v.2 A survey of marine algae from the eastern and southern coastal waters of Hong Kong, with particular reference to coral-associated taxa / Skene, A. p707v.2 The intensity and consequences of herbivory on Kandelia candel (L.) druce leaves at the Mai Po Marshes, Hong Kong / Lee, S.Y. p717v.2 The food of chiromanthes bidens (De Haan, 1835) and C. maipoensis (soh, 1978)(decapoda: sesarminae) in Hong Kong mangroves / Poovachiranon, Sombat p727v.2 The bryozoan foulers of Hong Kong and neighbouring waters / Huang, Zongguo p737v.2 The distribution and population structure of cirripede foulers in Hong Kong / Liu, Jianhua p767v.2 Distribution of marine invertebrates in a Hong Kong mangrove, with emphasis on molluscs / Wells, Fred E. p783v.2 Does competition determine the vertical zonation of high-intertidal littorinidae (gastropoda) in Hong Kong? / Dudgeon, David p795v.2 The intertidal crevice fauna of Tolo Channel and Harbour, New Territories, Hong Kong / Britton, Joseph C. p803v.2 Field observations of prey selection by the muricid gastropods thais clavigera and morula musiva feeding upon the intertidal oyster saccostrea cucullata / Taylor, John D. p837v.2 Trawl surveys of sublittoral gastropods in Tolo Channel and Mirs Bay; a record of change from 1976-1986 / Taylor, John D. / Taylor, John D. / Shin, Paul K.S. p857v.2 Benthic invertebrate communities in Tolo Harbour and Mirs Bay: a review / Shin, Paul K.S. p883v.2 Benthic ichthyofauna of Tolo Harbour and the entrance to Tolo Channel, Mirs Bay / Lam, C. p899v.2 Further observations on the feeding biology of luidia SPP. in Hong Kong / Chiu, S.T. p907v.2 The distribution and population structure of portunidae (crustacea: decapoda) in Tolo Harbour, Tolo Channel and Birs Bay, Hong Kong / Cheung, S.G. p935v.3 Reproductive characteristics of some cirripedia in Hong Kong waters / Cai, Ruxing p945v.3 Feeding behaviour of some Hong Kong ascoglossa (mollusca: opisthobranchia) / Jensen, Kathe R. p961v.3 The feeding and prey capture mechanism of turricula nelliae spurius (hedley)(gastropoda: turridae) / Miller, John A. p979v.3 Predator-prey relationships between the swimming crab thalamita danae stimpson (decapoda: portunidae) and the musels perna viridis (L.) and brachidontes variabilis (krauss) / Seed, Raymond p993v.3 Observations on the life habits of estellacar galactodes benson (bivalvia: arcacea) in Hong Kong / Oliver, P. Graham p1015v.3 Hong Kong intertidal isopods (isopoda: oniscidea), with notes on the feeding and reproduction of armadilloniscus litoralis budde-lund, 1885 / Ma, Herbert H.T. p1023v.3 Notes on the diet of the asteroid astropecten polyacanthus (Muller and Troschel, 1842) in Hong Kong / Chiu, S.T. p1033v.3 Respiratory adaptations and survival of three high- intertidal littorinids (gastropoda) from Hong Kong rocky shores / Yipp, May W. p1041v.3 The biology and functional morphology of corbula crassa (bivalvia: corbulidae) with special reference to shell structure and formation / Morton, Brian p1055v.3 Functional morphology and systematics of the genus didimacar (bivalvia: arcacea: noetiidae) / Oliver, P. Graham p1075v.3 Morphology, occlusive geometry and mechanical advantage in the chelae of thalamita danae stimpson and T.crenata (latreille)(decapoda: portunidae) from Hong Kong / Seed, Raymond p1095v.3 The salinity tolerances of four species of bivalves from a Hong Kong mangrove / Morton, Brian p1115v.3 Thermal tolerance, evaporative water loss and behaviour during prolonged emergence in the high zoned mangrove gastropod cerithidea ornata: evidence for atmospheric water uptake / McMahon, Robert F. p1123v.3 Upper thermal limit of nine intertidal gastropod species from a Hong Kong rocky shore in relation to vertical distribution and desiccation associated with evaporative cooling / Cleland, John D. p1141v.3 The relationship between vertical distribution, evaporative water loss rate, behaviour, and some morphometric parameters in four species of rocky intertidal gastropods from Hong Kong / Britton, Joseph C. p1153v.3 Oxygen pulse fluctuations in thalamita picta (stimpson) exposed to progressive hypoxia / Depledge, M.H. p1173v.3 Heart reate as an indicator of thermal stress in gaetice depressus (De Haan) and chiromanthes bidens (De Haan) / Depledge, M.H. p1183v.3 The physiological ecology of the intertidal holothurian polycheira rufescens / Cleland, John D. p1191v.3 Tolo revisited: a resurvey of the corals in Tolo Harbour and Channel 6 years and half a million people later / Scott, P.J.B. p1203v.3 Trace metal concentrations in a Hong Kong penaeid prawn, metapenaeopsis palmensis (haswell) / Rainbow, P.S. p1221v.3 Organochlorines in green-lipped mussels (perna viridis) from Hong Kong coastal waters / Phillips, David J.H. p1229v.3 Barnacles and mussels as monitors of trace metal bio-availability in Hong Kong waters / Chan, H.M. p123
Molecular structure of highly excited resonant states in Mg-24 and the corresponding Be-8+O-16 and C-12+C-12 decays
No full textExotic Be-8 and C-12 decays from high-lying resonances in Mg-24 are analyzed in terms of a cluster model. The calculated quantities agree well with the corresponding experimental data. It is found that the calculated decay widths are very sensitive to the angular momentum carried by the outgoing cluster. It is shown that this property makes cluster decay a powerful tool to determine the spin as well as the molecular structures of the resonances.Physics, NuclearSCI(E)7ARTICLE5null8
Mitomycin C in highly myopic eyes - Author reply
No full textOphthalmology. 2005 Feb;112(2):208-18; discussion 219.
Mitomycin C modulation of corneal wound healing after photorefractive keratectomy in highly myopic eyes.
Gambato C, Ghirlando A, Moretto E, Busato F, Midena E.
SourceRefractive Surgery Service and Antimetabolite Therapy Research Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the role of topical mitomycin C in corneal wound healing (CWH) after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) in highly myopic eyes.
DESIGN: Prospective, double-masked, randomized clinical trial.
PARTICIPANTS: Seventy-two eyes of 36 patients affected by high (>7 diopters) myopia.
METHODS: In each patient, one eye was randomly assigned to PRK with intraoperative topical 0.02% mitomycin C application, and the fellow eye was treated with a placebo. Postoperatively, mitomycin C-treated eyes received artificial tears (3 times daily, tapered in 3 months), whereas the fellow eye was treated with fluorometholone sodium 2% and artificial tears (3 times daily, tapered in 3 months).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), contrast sensitivity, manifest refraction, and biomicroscopy. Contrast sensitivity was determined using the Pelli-Robson chart. Corneal confocal microscopy documented CWH.
RESULTS: Mean follow-up was 18 months (range, 12-36). No side effects or toxic effects were documented. At 12-month follow-up examination, UCVAs (logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution) were 0.4+/-0.48 and 0.5+/-0.53 (P = .03) in mitomycin C-treated eyes and corticosteroid-treated eyes, respectively. At 1 year, corneal haze developed in 20% of corticosteroid-treated eyes, versus 0% of mitomycin C-treated eyes. At 12, 24, and 36 months, corneal confocal microscopy showed activated keratocytes and extracellular matrix significantly more evident in untreated eyes (Ps = 0.004, 0.024, and 0.046, respectively).
CONCLUSION: Topical intraoperative application of 0.02% mitomycin C can reduce haze formation in highly myopic eyes undergoing PRK.
Comment in
Ophthalmology. 2006 Feb;113(2):357; author reply 357-8
The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China IV : proceedings of the Eighth International Marine Biological Workshop: the marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong, 2-20 April, 1995
No full textThe Proceedings of the workshop contain thirty-one original research papers dealing with aspects of the taxonomy and ecology of Hong Kong's marine life with particular reference to the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve and the benthic fauna of its territorial waterspublished_or_final_versionIntroduction pixAcknowledgements pxiiiParticipants pxvPrevious workshop proceedings currently avaiable pxxvTaxonomyThe Cape d'Aguilar Marine ReserveHong Kong's subtidal benthosActinosporea from Hog Kong marine Oligochaeta / Hallett, S.L. p1New benthic nemerteans from Hong Kong / Gibson, R. p9An annotated checklist of the Nemertea recorded from the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Gibson, R. p31Additional notes on the taxonomy of the marine Oligochaeta of Hong Kong with a description of a new species of Tubificidae / Erseus, C. p37A new species of Prionospio (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Sigvaldadottir, E. p53New species of the Copidognathus gibbus group (Acari: Halacaridae) from Hong Kong / Bartsch, L. p63Peracarid crustaceans from Cape d'Aguilar and Hong Kong, I. Mysidacea and Isopoda: Anthuridea / Bamber, R.N. p77Peracarid crustaceans from Cape d'Aguilar and Hong Kong, II. Tanaidacea: Apseudomorpha / Bamber, R.N. p87Peracarid crustaceans from Cape d'Aguilar and Hong Kong, III. Tanaidacea: Tanaidomorpha / Bamber, R.N. p103Pycnogonids (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) from the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Bamber, R.N. p143The Arminidae (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) of Hong Kong / Jensen, K.R. p159The Oligochaeta of the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Erseus, C. p189Phytal meiofauna of a rocky shore at the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Zhang, Z.N. p205The distribution of ahermatypic corals at Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong / Clark, T.H. p219Disconisca stella (Gould, 1860), an intertidal inarticulate brachiopod from the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Harper, E. p235An undescribed macrofaunal assemblage from shallow subtidal sands at the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Morton, B. p249Muricid predation upon an under boulder connunity of epibyssate bivalves in the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Harper, E. p263Ovulids (Gastropoda) associated with gorgonians (Anthozoa: Gorgonoidea) at Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong: species, hosts, distributions and feeding ecology / Cumming, R.L. p285Mucus production by species of Siphonaria (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) in Hong Kong / Davies, M.S. p303Temporal variation in malate dehydrogenase loci from Nerita albicilla (L.) (Gastropoda: Neritidae) at the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Huang, Q. p315The feeding ecology of the intertidal blenny Entomacrodus stellifer lighti Herre, at Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong / Kennish, R. p325Diatom assemblages in surficial sediments along a transect between the Ninepin Island Group and Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong / Glenwright, T. p339Observations on the egg capsules and reproducation of fours species of Ovulidae and of Nassarius (Zeuxis) siquijorensis (A.Adams, 1852), (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from Hong Kong / Knudsen, J. p361Observations on Calyptraea extinctorum Lamarck 1822 (Prosobranchia: Calyptraeidae) from Hong Kong / Knudsen, J. p371Observations on the incidence of imposex in intertidal and subtidal Neogastropoda (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Hong Kong / Proud, S.V. p381Respiration in the subtidal Hong Kong scavenger Nassarius siquijorensis (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) / Cheung, S.G. p391The impacts of dredging on the epibenthic molluscan community of the southeastern waters of Hong Kong: a comparison of the 1992 and 1995 trawl programmes / Leung, K.F. p401The impact of dredging and fishing on the benthic fish fauna of the southeastern waters of Hong Kong / Leung, A.W.Y. p437The epibenthic ichthyofauna of Tolo Harbour and Hong Kong's northeastern waters: a long term record of change / Leung, A.W.Y. p463The tolerance of Hong Kong species of subtidal Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) to anoxia and starvation / Chan, K. p489Hong Kong cephalopods: a brief review of current knowledge and identification of specimens collected in 1995 / Gleadall, I.G. p50
The Mangrove ecosystem of Deep Bay and the Mai Po marshes, Hong Kong : proceedings of the International Workshop on the Mangrove Ecosystem of Deep Bay and Mai Po Marshes, Hong Kong, 3-20 September 1993
No full textThis volume comprises original research papers reporting findings collected by participants of the International Workshop on the Mangrove Ecosystem of Deep Bay and the Mai Po Marshes, jointly organized by the University of Hong Kong and World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong and held at the Mai Po Marshes in September 1993. The papers cover a wide range of topics relevant to the future conservation and management of the threatened ecosystem, ranging from the flora and fauna of the mangrove forests and inner Deep Bay to pollution levels in the biotapublished_or_final_versionPreface / Shing-yip Lee pviiSect.I Flora and fauna p1Sect.II|tEcology and pollution p135The species composition of penaeid prawns in the north- western waters of Hong Kong / S.F. Leung p3Composition, structure and distribution of polychaete assemblages in Deep Bay, Hong Kong / Jian-wen Qiu p13Distribution of shrimp and fish associated with the mangrove forest of Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong / D.J. Vance p23A survey of mudflat gastropods in Deep Bay, Hong Kong / M.W. Cha p33Composition and zonation of benthic macrofauna in the Mai Po Marshes mangrove forest / C. Anderson S. McChesney p45The brachyuran fauna of the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve and Deep Bay, Hong Kong / S.Y. Lee V. Leung p57Structure and composition of the seaward mangrove forest at the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong / Norman C. Duke M. Ajmal Khan p83Mangrove distribution in the gei wais at the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve / L. Young p105Distribution of mangrove species in the intertidal zone at the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve / L. Young p117Preliminary observations of ants in Hong Kong mangroves / John R. Fellowes p131Time activity budget of Perisesarma bidens and Parasesarma affinis (Brachyura : sesarminae) at the Mai Po Marshes mangrove, Hong Kong / P.W. Kwok p137Metal concentrations in shrimp and mantis shrimps from Deep Bay, Hong Kong and the eastern waters of the Pearl River estuary / Y.B. Ho p153Litter production and return of nutrient elements in Futian mangrove swamp, Shenzhen, China / M.S. Li C.Y. Lan G.Z. Chen S.H. Li Y.S. Wong N.F.Y. Tam X.R. Chen p165Observations on the mangrove community at the Mai Po Marshes, Hong Kong : implications for conservation / K. Kathiresan p17
Improving Multi-disciplinary Research in Palliative Care in Hong Kong
No full textResearch is the foundation of clinical practice, policy-making, and education in palliative care. However, quality palliative care research remains insufficient in Hong Kong, hindered by several barriers. This article highlights the importance of randomized controlled trials and identifies strategies to improve research in palliative care in Hong Kong
B -> eta K-c(eta ' K-c) decays in QCD factorization
No full textWe study the exclusive decays of the B meson into pseudoscalar charmonium states eta(c) and eta(c)' within the QCD factorization approach and find that the non-factorizable corrections to naive factorization are infrared safe at leading-twist order. The spectator interactions arising from the kaon twist-3 effects are formally power suppressed but chirally and logarithmically enhanced. An important improvement by including the O(alpha(s)) corrections is the cancellation of the renormalization scale mu dependence of the decay amplitude. However, the calculated decay rates are too small to accommodate the experimental data. On the other hand, we compare the theoretical calculations for B meson decays to J/psi, psi', eta(c) and eta'(c), and find that the predicted relative decay rates of these four states are approximately compatible with the experimental data.http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000223097800007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=8e1609b174ce4e31116a60747a720701Physics, Particles & FieldsSCI(E)17ARTICLE3365-3703
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