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Mapping maximum urban air temperature on hot summer days by Ho, Hung Chak, Knudby, Anders, Sirovyak, Paul, Xu, Yongming, Hodul, Matus, Henderson, Sarah B.

“…Air temperature is an essential component in microclimate and environmental health research, but difficult to map in urban environments because of strong…”
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Comparison of Machine Learning Algorithms for Retrieval of Water Quality Indicators in Case-II Waters: A Case Study of Hong Kong by Hafeez, Sidrah, Wong, Man, Ho, Hung, Nazeer, Majid, Nichol, Janet, Abbas, Sawaid, Tang, Danling, Lee, Kwon, Pun, Lilian

“…Anthropogenic activities in coastal regions are endangering marine ecosystems. Coastal waters classified as case-II waters are especially complex due to the…”
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Urban environmental influences on the temperature–mortality relationship associated mental disorders and cardiorespiratory diseases during normal summer days in a subtropical city by Ho, Hung Chak, Wong, Man Sing

“…Temperature is associated with mortality risk across cities. However, there is lack of study investigating the summer effect on mortality associated with…”
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Can good neighbourhood perception magnify the positive effect of favourable built environment on recreational walking in China? by Guo, Huagui, Li, Yayu, Liu, Yufei, Zhang, Shuyu, Zhang, Yanji, Ho, Hung Chak

“…It remains unknown whether good neighbourhood perception can enhance the benefits of favourable built environment to physical activity. Moreover, the…”
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How do taxi drivers expose to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) in a Chinese megacity: a rapid assessment incorporating with satellite-derived information and urban mobility data by Zhao, Shuangming, Fan, Yuchen, Zhao, Pengxiang, Mansourian, Ali, Ho, Hung Chak

“…Taxi drivers in a Chinese megacity are frequently exposed to traffic-related particulate matter (PM ) due to their job nature, busy road traffic, and urban…”
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Assessing the effectiveness and pathways of planned shelters in protecting mental health of flood victims in China by Zhong, Shuang, Pang, Minghui, Ho, Hung Chak, Jegasothy, Edward, Clayton, Susan, Wang, Zhe, Huang, Cunrui

“…Background. Evacuation and sheltering are commonly used strategies for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, but may negatively affect mental…”
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A Multiscale Land Use Regression Approach for Estimating Intraurban Spatial Variability of PM2.5 Concentration by Integrating Multisource Datasets by Shi, Yuan, Lau, Alexis Kai-Hon, Ng, Edward, Ho, Hung-Chak, Bilal, Muhammad

“…Poor air quality has been a major urban environmental issue in large high-density cities all over the world, and particularly in Asia, where the multiscale…”
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Monitoring and Evaluating Nature-Based Solutions Implementation in Urban Areas by Means of Earth Observation by Chrysoulakis, Nektarios, Somarakis, Giorgos, Stagakis, Stavros, Mitraka, Zina, Wong, Man-Sing, Ho, Hung-Chak

“…Climate change influences the vulnerability of urban populations worldwide. To improve their adaptive capacity, the implementation of nature-based solutions…”
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Development of the Adjusted Wind Chill Equivalent Temperature (AWCET) for cold mortality assessment across a subtropical city: validation and comparison with a spatially-controlled time-stratified approach by Ho, Hung Chak, Wong, Man Sing, Abbas, Sawaid, Zhu, Rui

“…Global warming has reduced the adaptability of the people living in subtropical regions to cope up with cold stress due to lengthening of hot days and…”
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High-Spatial-Resolution Population Exposure to PM2.5 Pollution Based on Multi-Satellite Retrievals: A Case Study of Seasonal Variation in the Yangtze River Delta, China in 2013 by Wang, Hong, Li, Jiawen, Gao, Zhiqiu, Yim, Steve H.L., Shen, Huanfeng, Ho, Hung Chak, Li, Zhiyuan, Zeng, Zhaoliang, Liu, Chao, Li, Yubin, Ning, Guicai, Yang, Yuanjian

“…To assess the health risk of PM2.5, it is necessary to accurately estimate the actual exposure level of the population to PM2.5. However, the spatial…”
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Impacts of income inequality and the mediation role of reporting delays on COVID-19 deaths during 2020 and 2021 in Hong Kong: an observational study by Yuan, Hsiang-Yu, Wong, Wing Hei, Khairunnasa, Fatema, Ho, Hung Chak, Chung, Gary Ka-Ki

“…ObjectiveTo estimate the impacts of demographic factors and income disparities on the case fatality rate (CFR) of COVID-19 in Hong Kong, taking into account…”
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Moderation Effects of Streetscape Perceptions on the Associations Between Accessibility, Land Use Mix, and Bike-Sharing Use: Cross-Sectional Study by Guo, Huagui, Zhang, Shuyu, Xie, Xinwei, Liu, Jiang, Ho, Hung Chak

“…Cycling is known to be beneficial for human health. Studies have suggested significant associations of physical activity with macroscale built environments and…”
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The associations between social, built and geophysical environment and age-specific dementia mortality among older adults in a high-density Asian city by Ho, Hung Chak, Fong, Kenneth N K, Chan, Ta-Chien, Shi, Yuan

“…Although socio-environmental factors which may affect dementia have widely been studied, the mortality of dementia and socio-environmental relationships among…”
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Geospatial context of social and environmental factors associated with health risk during temperature extremes: Review and discussion by Wong, Man Sing, Ho, Hung Chak, Tse, Agnes

“…This study reviews forty-six publications between 2008 and 2017 dealing with socio-environmental impacts on adverse health effects of temperature extremes, in…”
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Effects of Ambient Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide on Outpatient Visits for Psoriasis in Rapidly Urbanizing Areas by Wang, Yu, Li, Changchang, Ruan, Zengliang, Ye, Rouxuan, Yang, Bin, Ho, Hung Chak

“…Rapid development and urbanization can increase ambient exposure to NO_2 and its health risks in individuals. However, the association between NO_2 exposure…”
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Geographic Complexity: Concepts, Theories, and Practices by Cheng, Changxiu, Cushman, Samuel A., Ho, Hung-Chak, Gao, Peichao

“…Geography is a fundamentally important discipline that provides a framework for understanding the complex surface of our Earth [...]…”
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Spatially differentiating the effects of long-term air pollution on specific causes of death from cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in Hong Kong: a territory-wide register-based study by Ho, Hung Chak, Wong, Man Sing, Chan, Ta-Chien

“…Previous studies have evaluated the effects of air pollution on various causes of death. However, there are few studies directly differentiating the regional…”
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Spatial variability of excess mortality during prolonged dust events in a high-density city: a time-stratified spatial regression approach by Wong, Man Sing, Ho, Hung Chak, Yang, Lin, Shi, Wenzhong, Yang, Jinxin, Chan, Ta-Chien

“…Dust events have long been recognized to be associated with a higher mortality risk. However, no study has investigated how prolonged dust events affect the…”
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The 2022 Summer record-breaking heatwave and health information-seeking behaviours: an infodemiology study in Mainland China by Li, Zhiwei, Fan, Yinguang, Su, Hong, Xu, Zhiwei, Ho, Hung Chak, Zheng, Hao, Tao, Junwen, Zhang, Yunquan, Hu, Kejia, Hossain, Mohammad Zahid, Zhao, Qi, Huang, Cunrui, Cheng, Jian

“…IntroductionHeatwave is a major global health concern. Many countries including China suffered a record-breaking heatwave during the summer of 2022, which may…”
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A Data-Driven Framework for Walkability Measurement with Open Data: A Case Study of Triple Cities, New York by Deng, Chengbin, Dong, Xiaoyu, Wang, Huihai, Lin, Weiying, Wen, Hao, Frazier, John, Ho, Hung Chak, Holmes, Louisa

“…Walking is the most common, environment-friendly, and inexpensive type of physical activity. To perform in-depth walkability analysis, one option is to…”
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