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Global variation in the prevalence and severity of asthma symptoms: phase three of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) by Lai, C K W, Beasley, R, Crane, J, Foliaki, S, Shah, J, Weiland, S

“…Phase Three of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) measured the global prevalence and severity of asthma symptoms in children…”
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Direct evidence for activity-dependent glucose phosphorylation in neurons with implications for the astrocyte-to-neuron lactate shuttle by Patel, Anant B., Lai, James C. K., Chowdhury, Golam M. I., Hyder, Fahmeed, Rothman, Douglas L., Shulman, Robert G., Behar, Kevin L.

“…Previous ¹³C magnetic resonance spectroscopy experiments have shown that over a wide range of neuronal activity, approximately one molecule of glucose is…”
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Highly host-linked viromes in the built environment possess habitat-dependent diversity and functions for potential virus-host coevolution by Du, Shicong, Tong, Xinzhao, Lai, Alvin C. K., Chan, Chak K., Mason, Christopher E., Lee, Patrick K. H.

“…Viruses in built environments (BEs) raise public health concerns, yet they are generally less studied than bacteria. To better understand viral dynamics in…”
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Arbitrarily Sparse Spectra for Self-Affine Spectral Measures by An, L.-X., Lai, C.-K.

“…Given an expansive matrix R ∈ M d (ℤ) and a finite set of digit B taken from ℤ d / R ( ℤ d ). It was shown previously that if we can find an L such that ( R,…”
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A new UVC‐LED system for disinfection of pathogens generated by toilet flushing by Lai, Alvin C. K., Nunayon, Sunday S.

“…A new disinfection system utilizing UVC‐LED irradiation was developed. The system was affixed to the toilet seat, and it was challenged by three bacteria…”
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Ultra-Sensitive Humidity Sensor Based on Optical Properties of Graphene Oxide and Nano-Anatase TiO2 by Ghadiry, Mahdiar, Gholami, Mehrdad, Lai, C K, Ahmad, Harith, Chong, W Y

“…Generally, in a waveguide-based humidity sensors, increasing the relative humidity (RH) causes the cladding refractive index (RI) to increase due to cladding…”
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Desorption of SVOCs from Heated Surfaces in the Form of Ultrafine Particles by Wallace, Lance A, Ott, Wayne R, Weschler, Charles J, Lai, Alvin C. K

“…Ultrafine particles (UFP) produced by electric heating of stoves and metal cooking pans, absent food, have been hypothesized to be created from a surface film…”
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Azo-amide palladium(II) complexes: Synthesis, characterization and application in C–C cross-coupling reactions by Pratihar, Jahar Lal, Mandal, Paritosh, Lin, Chia-Her, Lai, C.-K., Mal, Dasarath

“…The newly designed tridentate ligands bis-2,2′-(N-alkylamino)azobenzene and their corresponding palladium(II) complexes were synthesized and structurally…”
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Data-driven and model-based framework for smart water grid anomaly detection and localization by Z. Y. Wu, A. Chew, X. Meng, J. Cai, J. Pok, R. Kalfarisi, K. C. Lai, S. F. Hew, J. J. Wong

“…With increasing adoption of advanced meter infrastructure, smart sensors together with SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems, it is…”
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Ergonomics standards and guidelines for computer workstation design and the impact on users' health - a review by Woo, E. H. C., White, P., Lai, C. W. K.

“…This paper presents an overview of global ergonomics standards and guidelines for design of computer workstations, with particular focus on their inconsistency…”
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Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine based on the health belief model: A population-based survey in Hong Kong by Wong, Martin C.S., Wong, Eliza L.Y., Huang, Junjie, Cheung, Annie W.L., Law, Kevin, Chong, Marc K.C., Ng, Rita W.Y., Lai, Christopher K.C., Boon, Siaw S., Lau, Joseph T.F., Chen, Zigui, Chan, Paul K.S.

“…•From 1200 telephone interviews, the COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rate was 37.2%.•Acceptance rate was the highest in adults aged 18–24 years then increased with…”
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Prognostic determinants for chronic hepatitis B in Asians: therapeutic implications by Yuen, M-F, Yuan, H-J, Wong, D K-H, Yuen, J C-H, Wong, W-M, Chan, A O-O, Wong, B C-Y, Lai, K-C, Lai, C-L

“…Background: Identifying risk factors for the development of complications of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is important for setting up treatment criteria. Aim: To…”
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Detection of volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath for mass screening of COVID-19 infection by Lai, C K C, Choi, K W, Yao, J, Tong, R C F

“…Healthy subjects with low pre-test probability were recruited through university student associations and workplaces where daily RAT was recommended by the…”
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A novel motor drive design for incremental motion system via sliding-mode control method by Lai, C.-K., Kuo-Kai Shyu

“…This paper proposes a particular motor position control drive design via a novel sliding-mode controller. The newly designed controller is especially suitable…”
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Chronic post-COVID neuropsychiatric symptoms persisting beyond one year from infection: a case-control study and network analysis by Chau, Steven Wai Ho, Chue, Timothy Mitchell, Chan, Rachel Ngan Yin, Lai, Yee Lok, Wong, Paul W. C., Li, Shirley Xin, Liu, Yaping, Chan, Joey Wing Yan, Chan, Paul Kay-sheung, Lai, Christopher K. C., Leung, Thomas W. H., Wing, Yun Kwok

“…Our study aims to delineate the phenotypes of chronic neuropsychiatric symptoms among adult subjects recovering from their first COVID that occurred more than…”
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Depleting IFIT2 mediates atypical PKC signaling to enhance the migration and metastatic activity of oral squamous cell carcinoma cells by Lai, K C, Liu, C J, Chang, K W, Lee, T C

“…Interferon-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 2 (IFIT2) is one of the most highly responsive interferon-stimulated genes, but its biological…”
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Removal of Chromium (VI) by Acid-Washed Zero-Valent Iron under Various Groundwater Geochemistry Conditions by Lai, Keith C. K, Lo, Irene M. C

“…The hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) removal capacity of acid-washed zerovalent iron (AW-Fe0) was evaluated under different groundwater geochemistry conditions…”
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COVID-19 pandemic after Omicron by Christopher KC Lai, Lam, Wilson, Tsang, KY, Cheng, Frankie WT, Martin CS Wong

“…Together with a community-wide intersectoral effort to boost vaccination uptake, the COVID-naïve population in Hong Kong will decline rapidly, and so will the…”
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Evaluation of Single-Pass Disinfection Performance of Far-UVC Light on Airborne Microorganisms in Duct Flows by Zhang, Huihui, Lai, Alvin C. K.

“…Far-UVC irradiation (222 nm) is considered an emerging and sustainable solution for future infection and pandemic challenges. We examined the disinfection…”
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Temporal-Geographical Dispersion of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein Variant Lineages and Their Functional Prediction Using in Silico Approach by Boon, Siaw Shi, Xia, Chichao, Wang, Maggie Haitian, Yip, Ka Lai, Luk, Ho Yin, Li, Sile, Ng, Rita W. Y, Lai, Christopher K. C, Chan, Paul Kay Sheung, Chen, Zigui

“…SARS-CoV-2 is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus with emerging mutations, especially on the Spike glycoprotein (S protein). To delineate the genomic…”
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