Search Results - "Fok, K. L."

CFTR suppresses tumor progression through miR-193b targeting urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) in prostate cancer by Xie, C, Jiang, X H, Zhang, J T, Sun, T T, Dong, J D, Sanders, A J, Diao, R Y, Wang, Y, Fok, K L, Tsang, L L, Yu, M K, Zhang, X H, Chung, Y W, Ye, L, Zhao, M Y, Guo, J H, Xiao, Z J, Lan, H Y, Ng, C F, Lau, K M, Cai, Z M, Jiang, W G, Chan, H C

“…Cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is expressed in the epithelial cells of a wide range of organs/tissues from which most cancers…”
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novel member of the Rhomboid family, RHBDD1, regulates BIK-mediated apoptosis by Wang, Y, Guan, X, Fok, K. L, Li, S, Zhang, X, Miao, S, Zong, S, Koide, S. S, Chan, H. C, Wang, L

“…Rhomboid family members are widely conserved and found in all three kingdoms of life. They are serine proteases and serve important regulatory functions. In…”
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sperm GPI-anchored protein elicits sperm-cumulus cross-talk leading to the acrosome reaction by Yin, L, Chung, C. M, Huo, R, Liu, H, Zhou, C, Xu, W, Zhu, H, Zhang, J, Shi, Q, Wong, H. Y. C, Chen, J, Lu, Y, Bi, Y, Zhao, C, Du, Y, Ma, M, Cai, Y, Chen, W. Y, Fok, K. L, Tsang, L. L, Li, K, Ni, Y, Chung, Y. W, Zhou, Z, Sha, J, Chan, H. C

“…The acrosome reaction has long been thought to be induced by the zona pellucida. Here we report the identification and function of a novel human sperm…”
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Comparison of transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialisation and stapled haemorrhoidopexy in management of haemorrhoidal disease: a retrospective study and literature review by Tsang, Y. P., Fok, K. L. B., Cheung, Y. S. H., Li, K. W. M., Tang, C. N.

“…Background The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare transanal haemorrhoidal dearterialisation (THD) and stapled haemorrhoidopexy [also called…”
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Flavored anesthetic lozenge versus Xylocaine spray used as topical pharyngeal anesthesia for unsedated esophagogastroduodenoscopy: a randomized placebo-controlled trial by Chan, Canon K. O., Fok, K. L., Poon, C. M.

“…Background The use of Xylocaine spray has been the common practice in many endoscopy centers, but scientific evidence is not conclusive on its superiority over…”
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SARS-CoV-2 and male infertility: from short- to long-term impacts by Dai, P., Qiao, F., Chen, Y., Chan, D. Y. L., Yim, H. C. H., Fok, K. L., Chen, H.

“…Purpose The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic—caused by a new type of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)—has posed severe impacts…”
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Vertical transmission of microbiomes into embryo culture media and its association with assisted reproductive outcomes by Alqawasmeh, Odai A.M., Jiang, Xiao-Tao, Cong, Luping, Wu, Waner, Leung, Maran B.W., Chung, Jacqueline P.W., Yim, Howard Chi Ho, Fok, Ellis K.L., Chan, David Y.L.

“…Can microbes vertically transmit from semen and follicular fluid to embryo culture media during assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment? Spent embryo…”
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Cryptorchidism-induced CFTR down-regulation results in disruption of testicular tight junctions through up-regulation of NF- B/COX-2/PGE2 by Chen, J., Fok, K. L., Chen, H., Zhang, X. H., Xu, W. M., Chan, H. C.

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Laparoscopic reversal of Hartmann's procedure: safety and feasibility by Ng, Daniel C K, Guarino, Salvatore, Yau, Steven L C, Fok, Benny K L, Cheung, Hester Y S, Li, Michael K W, Tang, C N

“…The present study aimed to compare the surgical outcomes of patients receiving laparoscopic reversal of Hartmann's procedure (RHP) with those receiving open…”
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Water Compressibility in Earthquake Response of Arch Dams by Fok, Ka-lun, Chopra, Anil K

“…The earthquake responses of an arch dam are presented for a range of values of the Youn s modulus of the dam, three different width-to-height ratios, and two…”
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CD147 is required for matrix metalloproteinases-2 production and germ cell migration during spermatogenesis by Chen, Hao, Fok, Kin Lam, Yu, Sidney, Jiang, Jianli, Chen, Zhinan, Gui, Yaoting, Cai, Zhiming, Chan, Hsiao Chang

“…Spermatogenesis is a highly programmed process that requires the degradation of the extracellular matrix and the remodeling of tight junctions (TJ) to…”
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Design of self-assembly dipeptide hydrogels and machine learning via their chemical features by Li, Fei, Han, Jinsong, Cao, Tian, Lam, William, Fan, Baoer, Tang, Wen, Chen, Sijie, Fok, Kin Lam, Li, Linxian

“…Hydrogels that are self-assembled by peptides have attracted great interest for biomedical applications. However, the link between chemical structures of…”
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P–538 Potential involvement of testicular extracellular vesicles in the paternal epigenetic inheritance of undesirable metabolic traits by Law, T Y S, Choy, H K K, Chan, S Y, Fok, E K L

“…Abstract Study question Does high-fat diet alter the cargoes of testicular extracellular vesicles (tEVs) and thus modulate the sperm epigenome? Summary answer…”
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Hydrodynamic and Foundation Flexibility Effects in Earthquake Response of Arch Dams by Fok, Ka-lun, Chopra, Anil K

“…The dynamic responses of Morrow Point Dam to Taft ground motion are presented under various assumptions for the impounded water and foundation rock for a range…”
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OPTIMUM DURATION OF PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTICS IN ACUTE NON-PERFORATED APPENDICITIS by Mui, Lik Man, Ng, Calvin S. H., Wong, Simon K. H., Lam, Yuk-Hoi, Fung, Terence M. K., Fok, Kar-Lung, Chung, Sydney S. C., Ng, Enders K. W.

“…Background:  The effect of extended prophylactic antibiotic therapy on postoperative infective complications such as wound infection and intra‐abdominal…”
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Parallel evolutionary algorithms on graphics processing unit by Man-Leung Wong, Tien-Tsin Wong, Ka-Ling Fok

“…Evolutionary algorithms (EAs) are effective and robust methods for solving many practical problems such as feature selection, electrical circuit synthesis, and…”
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Limit-States Design of Prestressed Concrete Pipe. II: Procedure by Zarghamee, Mehdi S, Fok, Ka-Lun, Sikiotis, Efthimios S

“…A rational method for the design of prestressed concrete cylinder pipe subjected to the combined effects of external load and internal pressure is presented…”
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Analysis of Prestressed Concrete Pipe under Combined Loads by Zarghamee, Mehdi S, Fok, Ka-Lun

“…A method based on a multi-layered ring model of prestressed concrete pipe is presented for analysis of such pipe under the combined effects of internal fluid…”
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