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The urban geology of Hong Kong
No full textpublished_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
Q fever: Underdiagnosed in Hong Kong?
No full textWe report the first imported case of chronic Q fever with multi-organ involvement seen in Hong Kong. Although the disease is found worldwide, its chronic form is very rare in our locality. Familiarity with the clinical presentation, useful diagnostic tools, and appropriate treatment is necessary for the prevention of the serious morbidity and mortality associated with chronic Q fever. To the best of our knowledge, this article represents the first comprehensive review to compare the local experience with Q fever with international data, and establishes a management approach for this unusual infectious disease while suggesting possible explanations for its exceptionally low incidence in this locality.link_to_subscribed_fulltex
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
q-Differential equations for q-classical polynomials and q-Jacobi-Stirling numbers
No full textWe introduce, characterise and provide a combinatorial interpretation for the so-called q-Jacobi–Stirling numbers.
This study is motivated by their key role in the (reciprocal) expansion of any power of a second order
q-differential operator having the q-classical polynomials as eigenfunctions in terms of other even order operators,
which we explicitly construct in this work. The results here obtained can be viewed as the q-version of
those given by Everitt et al. and by the first author, whilst the combinatorics of this new set of numbers is a
q-version of the Jacobi–Stirling numbers given by Gelineau and the second author
Corrigendum to 'Conjugacy class size conditions which imply solvability'
No full textThis paper is a corrigendum to the paper( Kong, Q., Liu, Q., Conjugacy class size conditions which imply solvability, Bull.Aust.Math.Soc. , 297-300(2013).).
DOI:
10.1017/S000497271300096
N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine reduces high glucose-induced mitochondrial ROS generation and cortical F-Actin cytoskeleton levels in pancreatic islets β-Cells of obese/diabetic mice
No full textBACKGROUND: Failure of insulin secretion associated with β-cell dysfunction caused by glucotoxicity is a key factor in the development and progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The beneficial effects of ...link_to_OA_fulltextThe 14th Annual Scientific Meetingof the Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Hong Kong, China, 18 December 2010. In Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology, 2010, v. 18 n. 2, p. 77, abstract no. P2
Restoration of blunted insulin release and [Ca2+], changed by simvastatin of isolated pancreatic islets of langerhans of obese/diabetic (db+/db+) mice
No full textBACKGROUND: One of the factors responsible for Type 2 diabetes mellitus development is a decline in pancreatic islets β-cells secretory functions. Diabetic patients with dyslipidemia are now receiving HMG CoA reductase inhibitors ...link_to_OA_fulltextThe 14th Annual Scientific Meetingof the Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Hong Kong, China, 18 December 2010. In Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology, 2010, v. 18 n. 2, p. 67, abstract no. P
Hong Kong Output Dynamics: An Empirical Analysis
No full textAdvanced statistical techniques are used to analyze Hong Kong output dynamics. Hong Kong, Japan and the U.S. are found to share some common long-term and short-term cyclical variations. While the Hong Kong economy is susceptible to external shocks and Granger-caused by the other two economies, local factors account for a large proportion of output growth variability and are mainly responsible for her output uncertainty. On the transmission mechanism, the selected trade and financial variables have incremental explanatory power but do not lessen the ability of domestic and foreign output variables to explain Hong Kong growth dynamics. Interestingly, the U.S. does not appear to exert undue influences on Hong Kong.Common trends/cycles, transmission mechanism, structural determinants
Monoamine oxidase-A-mediated generation of reactive oxygen species by 5-hydroxytryptamine in HUVECs
No full textBACKGROUND: 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), a potent vasoactive neurotransmitter, after released is terminated at the nerve terminals mainly via enzymatic metabolism such as monoamine oxidases (MAOs), resulted in the generation of different metabolites (e.g. 5-HIAA, 5-HTOL and H2O2). In HUVECs, generation of H2O2 and the role(s) of MAOs in response to 5-HT challenge is unknown. METHODOLOGY: Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells …link_to_OA_fulltextThe 14th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine (ICSM), Hong Kong, China, 18 December 2010. In Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology, 2010, v. 18 n. 2, p. 80, abstract no. P2
Activation of nicotinic receptors contributes to acetylcholine-induced endothelium-dependent relaxations in the aorta of the spontaneous hypertensive rat
No full textAcetylcholine causes both endothelium-dependent relaxations and contractions in the rat aorta. Both muscarinic (mAChRs) and nicotinic (nAChRs) acetylcholine receptors are expressed in endothelial cells. It is generally accepted that mAChRs [of the M3-subtype] are responsible for both endothelium-dependent relaxations and contractions evoked by acetylcholine. To study the expressions of acetylcholine receptors in rat aorta, PCR primers for different subunits of ...link_to_OA_fulltextThe 14th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine (ICSM), Hong Kong, China, 18 December 2010. In Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology, 2010, v. 18 n. 2, p. 72, abstract no. P1
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