Search Results - "Kong, S.K."

Sample-to-answer on molecular diagnosis of bacterial infection using integrated lab­-on­-a-­disc by Loo, J.F.C., Kwok, H.C., Leung, C.C.H., Wu, S.Y., Law, I.L.G., Cheung, Y.K., Cheung, Y.Y., Chin, M.L., Kwan, P., Hui, M., Kong, S.K., Ho, H.P.

“…Sepsis by bacterial infection causes high mortality in patients in intensive care unit (ICU). Rapid identification of bacterial infection is essential to…”
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An aptamer-based bio-barcode assay with isothermal recombinase polymerase amplification for cytochrome-c detection and anti-cancer drug screening by Loo, Jacky, Lau, P.M., Ho, H.P., Kong, S.K.

“…Based on a recently reported ultra-sensitive bio-barcode (BBC) assay, we have developed an aptamer-based bio-barcode (ABC) alternative to detect a cell death…”
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Transnational queer sociological analysis of sexual identity and civic‐political activism in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China by Kong, Travis S.K.

“…The sociology of homosexuality lacks engagement with queer theory and postcolonialism and focuses primarily on the global metropoles, thus failing to provide a…”
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Phase-sensitive surface plasmon resonance biosensors: methodology, instrumentation and applications by Huang, Y.H., Ho, H.P., Kong, S.K., Kabashin, A.V.

“…Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) has become a central tool for label‐free characterization of biomolecular interactions. Based on monitoring of amplitude…”
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Polyphyllin D induces mitochondrial fragmentation and acts directly on the mitochondria to induce apoptosis in drug-resistant HepG2 cells by Ong, Rose C.Y, Lei, Jin, Lee, Rebecca K.Y, Cheung, Jenny Y.N, Fung, K.P, Lin, Chinlon, Ho, H.P, Yu, Biao, Li, Ming, Kong, S.K

“…Abstract We previously showed that polyphyllin D (PD) produced a stronger apoptotic effect in R-HepG2 with multi-drug resistance (MDR) than that in its parent…”
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Sensitivity enhancement based on application of multi-pass interferometry in phase-sensitive surface plasmon resonance biosensor by Ho, H.P., Yuan, W., Wong, C.L., Wu, S.Y., Suen, Y.K., Kong, S.K., Lin, Chinlon

“…A novel design of multi-pass surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor with differential phase interrogation based on multi-pass interferometry is presented…”
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Romancing the boundary: client masculinities in the Chinese sex industry by Kong, Travis S.K.

“…This paper draws on 24 in-depth interviews and 2 focus-group discussions conducted since 2012 with Hong Kong heterosexual men who buy sex in order to examine…”
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Induction of apoptosis by green tea catechins in human prostate cancer DU145 cells by Chung, L.Y., Cheung, T.C., Kong, S.K., Fung, K.P., Choy, Y.M., Chan, Z.Y., Kwok, T.T.

“…Green tea catechins (GTCs) including (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), (−)-epigallocatechin (EGC), (−)-epicatechin-3-gallate (ECG) and (−)-epicatechin…”
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Quantum-Dots-Doped ORMOSIL Nanoparticles as Optical Probes for Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Imaging of Cancer Cells by Jun Qian, Qiulan Chen, Fuhong Cai, Kong, S.K., Ho, H.P., He, S.

“…We report the novel use of organically modified silica (ORMOSIL) nanoparticles to encapsulate hydrophobic quantum dots (QDs), thus making them hydrophilic and…”
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Development of Endoluminal Technique for Detection of Elasticity in Gastrointestinal Tract During Endoscopy by Chiu, Philip W, Zheng, Yongping, Huang, Yanping, Enders, K. Ng, To, Ka Fai, Kong, S.K, Ho, Aaron H

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BUYING SEX AS EDGEWORK: HONG KONG MALE CLIENTS IN COMMERCIAL SEX by Kong, Travis S. K.

“…Commercial sex is a risky business and men who buy sex engage in a form of voluntary risky behaviour. Using Stephen Lyng's notion of edgework, this qualitative…”
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Gliotoxin induces apoptosis in cultured macrophages via production of reactive oxygen species and cytochrome c release without mitochondrial depolarization by Suen, Y K, Fung, K P, Lee, C Y, Kong, S K

“…The cytotoxicity and its underlying mechanisms induced by gliotoxin (GT), an immunosuppressive agent, in macrophages are poorly understood. We report here that…”
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Mitochondria-targeting drug oligomycin blocked P-glycoprotein activity and triggered apoptosis in doxorubicin-resistant HepG2 cells by Li, Y C, Fung, K P, Kwok, T T, Lee, C Y, Suen, Y K, Kong, S K

“…Mitochondria are key regulators in apoptosis. This suggests that a mitochondrion can be a target for cancer treatment. To examine the feasibility of this…”
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The decrease of mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase and drug induced apoptosis in doxorubicin resistant A431 cells by Wong, T.W.L., Yu, H.Y., Kong, S.K., Fung, K.P., Kwok, T.T.

“…Doxorubicin (DOX) resistant A10A cells derived from human squamous carcinoma A431 cells were found to exhibit a smaller degree of apoptosis after DOX treatment…”
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Automated real-time detection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis on a lab-on-a-disc by Recombinase Polymerase Amplification by Law, I.L.G., Loo, J.F.C., Kwok, H.C., Yeung, H.Y., Leung, C.C.H., Hui, M., Wu, S.Y., Chan, H.S., Kwan, Y.W., Ho, H.P., Kong, S.K.

“…With the emergence of multi- and extensive-drug (MDR/XDR) resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), tuberculosis (TB) persists as one of the world's…”
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Monitoring bacterial growth using tunable resistive pulse sensing with a pore-based technique by Yu, Allen C. S, Loo, Jacky F. C, Yu, Samuel, Kong, S. K, Chan, Ting-Fung

“…A novel bacterial growth monitoring method using a tunable resistive pulse sensor (TRPS) system is introduced in this study for accurate and sensitive…”
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Forecasting particulate matter concentration using nonlinear autoregression with exogenous input model by M.I. Rumaling, F.P. Chee, H.W.J. Chang, C.M. Payus, S.K. Kong, J. Dayou, J. Sentian

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Air quality in some developing countries is dominated by particulate matter, especially those with size 10 micrometers and smaller…”
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Reactive oxygen species mediate doxorubicin induced p53-independent apoptosis by Tsang, W.P, Chau, Sophia P.Y, Kong, S.K, Fung, K.P, Kwok, T.T

“…Doxorubicin (DOX) is a common anticancer drug. The mechanisms of DOX induced apoptosis and the involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in apoptotic…”
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Differential spectral phase interferometry for wide dynamic range surface plasmon resonance biosensing by Ng, Siu-Pang, Wu, Chi-Man Lawrence, Wu, Shu-Yuen, Ho, Ho-Pui, Kong, S.K.

“…We introduce a novel wide dynamic range phase-sensitive surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor based on differential spectral interferometry. Superseding…”
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PO-218 MicroRNA in mitochondria of multidrug resistant hepatocellular carcinoma by Lam, SF, Kong, SK

“…IntroductionMitochondria consist of a unique genome which can encode proteins involved in the electron transport chain (ETC) for energy production…”
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