Search Results - "Cheung, N. H."

Validation of the 5-D Itch Scale in Three Ethnic Groups and Exploring Optimal Cutoff Values Using the Itch Numerical Rating Scale by Cheung, H. N., Chan, Y. S., Hsiung, N. H.

“…Background. Chronic pruritus is a common and distressing condition that has serious emotional and psychosocial consequences. Due to its subjective nature,…”
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Corrigendum to “Validation of the 5-D Itch Scale in Three Ethnic Groups and Exploring Optimal Cutoff Values Using the Itch Numerical Rating Scale” by Cheung, H. N., Chan, Y. S., Hsiung, N. H.

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Interpersonal symptoms in adolescence depression across Asian and European regions: a network approach by Cheung, H N, Asgarabad, M Habibi, Ho, W S, Zibetti, M R, Li, S T K, Stella, W Y Chan, Williams, J M

“…Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) poses a significant global health challenge, with symptom presentation potentially varying between adolescents and adults…”
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A strong phase reversal of the Arctic Oscillation in midwinter 2015/2016: Role of the stratospheric polar vortex and tropospheric blocking by Cheung, Hoffman H. N., Zhou, Wen, Leung, Marco Y. T., Shun, C. M., Lee, S. M., Tong, H. W.

“…In January 2016, Asia and North America experienced unusual cold temperatures, although the global average of surface air temperature broke the warmest record…”
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Adaptation and Validation of the Pet Bereavement Questionnaire (PBQ) for Chinese Population by Yiu, Winnie W Y, Cheung, H N, Wong, Paul W C

“…Despite the increasing prevalence of pet ownership in Chinese societies, standardized tools to assess grief from pet loss remain lacking. Research…”
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Implications of Ural Blocking for East Asian Winter Climate in CMIP5 GCMs. Part II: Projection and Uncertainty in Future Climate Conditions by Cheung, Hoffman H. N., Zhou, Wen

“…Multiple model ensembles (MMEs) of Ural blocking frequency in 20 CMIP5 GCMs show no apparent increase or decrease in RCP4.5 and 8.5 runs throughout the…”
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Meridional displacement of the East Asian trough and its response to the ENSO forcing by Leung, Marco Y.-T., Cheung, Hoffman H. N., Zhou, Wen

“…This paper examined the underlying dynamic mechanisms associated with the meridional displacement of the East Asian trough (EAT), which is closely related to…”
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Simple Metrics for Representing East Asian Winter Monsoon Variability： Urals Blocking and Western Pacific Teleconnection Patterns by Cheung, Hoffman H. N., Zhou, Wen

“…Instead of conventional East Asian winter monsoon indices （EAWMIs）, we simply use two large-scale teleconnection patterns to represent long-term variations in…”
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Microbial-growth inhibition during composting of food waste: Effects of organic acids by Cheung, H.N.B., Huang, G.H., Yu, H.

“…Factorial designs were employed to analyze the inhibitory effects of acetic, butyric, lactic, and propionic acids on composting microorganisms. Compost samples…”
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Minimally Destructive Analysis of Aluminum Alloys by Resonance-Enhanced Laser-Induced Plasma Spectroscopy by Lui, S. L, Cheung, N. H

“…Aluminum alloys were analyzed for minor components and trace impurities using double pulse resonance-enhanced laser-induced plasma spectroscopy. The first…”
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Sub-Part-per-Billion Analysis of Aqueous Lead Colloids by ArF Laser Induced Atomic Fluorescence by Ho, S. K, Cheung, N. H

“…Highly sensitive analysis of aqueous lead carbonate colloids was demonstrated by two-pulse laser-induced atomic fluorescence. The first laser pulse at 1064 nm…”
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Adsorption Kinetics of Bovine Serum Albumin on Fused Silica:  Population Heterogeneities Revealed by Single-Molecule Fluorescence Microscopy by Kwok, K. C, Yeung, K. M, Cheung, N. H

“…The adsorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA) on fused silica at neutral pH was investigated at the single-molecule level by total internal reflection…”
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Remarkable Link between Projected Uncertainties of Arctic Sea-Ice Decline and Winter Eurasian Climate by Cheung, Hoffman H. N., Keenlyside, Noel, Omrani, Nour-Eddine, Zhou, Wen

“…We identify that the projected uncertainty of the pan-Arctic sea-ice concentration （SIC） is strongly coupled with theEurasian circulation in the boreal winter…”
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Addressing adolescent social and emotional concerns: Insights from loneliness, burnout, and preferred conversation topics in Asian and UK contexts post-pandemic by Jen, Enyi, Chan, Hsun-Yu, Cheung, H.N.

“…This study investigated relationships between social and emotional concerns, loneliness, and school burnout, as these factors are associated with adaptive…”
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Survey on common reference intervals for general chemistry analytes in Hong Kong by Chan, T C H, Mak, C M, Chen, S P L, Leung, M T, Cheung, H N, Leung, D C W, Lee, H K, Koo, E C, Lo, Y C

“…Reference intervals (RIs) are essential tool for proper interpretation of results. There is a global trend towards implementing common RIs to avoid confusion…”
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Implications of Ural Blocking for East Asian Winter Climate in CMIP5 GCMs. Part I: Biases in the Historical Scenario by Cheung, Hoffman H. N., Zhou, Wen

“…This study assesses the ability of the 25 GCMs from phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5) to simulate Ural blocking (UB) and its linkage…”
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Analysis of Solids by Laser Ablation and Resonance-Enhanced Laser-Induced Plasma Spectroscopy by Chan, S. Y, Cheung, N. H

“…An analytical technique based on resonance-enhanced laser-induced plasma spectroscopy was demonstrated. Pellets of potassium iodate containing trace amounts of…”
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Measurement invariance of the Multidimensional Depression Assessment Scale (MDAS) across gender and ethnic groups of Asian, Caucasian, Black, and Hispanic by Cheung, H.N., Williams, Joanne M., Chan, Y.S., Chan, Stella W.Y.

“…Major Depressive Disorder is a severe and highly disabling mental illness. Almost all self-reported questionnaires have overlooked the interpersonal symptoms…”
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Prevalence of abnormal Papanicolaou smears in female sex workers in Hong Kong by Leung, K M, Yeoh, Gary P S, Cheung, H N, Fong, François Y, Chan, K W

“…OBJECTIVE. To investigate the prevalence of pre-cancerous uterine cervix lesions as detected in Papanicolaou (Pap) smears from female sex workers in Hong Kong…”
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Cellular uptake, subcellular localization and photodamaging effect of Temoporfin (mTHPC) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells: comparison with hematoporphyrin derivative by Yow, C.M.N, Chen, J.Y, Mak, N.K, Cheung, N.H, Leung, A.W.N

“…Temoporfin (meta-tetra (hydroxyphenyl)chlorin; mTHPC) potentiated a 100-fold higher cytotoxic effect than hematoporphyrin derivative (HPD) on two…”
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