Search Results - "Lau, S T"

The Hong Kong diastolic heart failure study: a randomised controlled trial of diuretics, irbesartan and ramipril on quality of life, exercise capacity, left ventricular global and regional function in heart failure with a normal ejection fraction by Yip, G W K, Wang, M, Wang, T, Chan, S, Fung, J W H, Yeung, L, Yip, T, Lau, S-T, Lau, C-P, Tang, M-O, Yu, C-M, Sanderson, J E

“…Although heart failure with a preserved or normal ejection fraction (HFNEF or diastolic heart failure) is common, treatment outcomes on quality of life and…”
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Dysregulation of microRNA-204 mediates migration and invasion of endometrial cancer by regulating FOXC1 by Chung, T.K.H., Lau, T.S., Cheung, T.H., Yim, S.F., Lo, K.W.K., Siu, N.S.S., Chan, L.K.Y., Yu, M.Y., Kwong, J., Doran, G., Barroilhet, L.M., Ng, A.S.W., Wong, R.R.Y., Wang, V.W., Mok, S.C., Smith, D.I., Berkowitz, R.S., Wong, Y.F.

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate mRNA stability and protein expression, and certain miRNAs have been demonstrated to act either as oncogenes or tumor suppressors…”
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Seven Quassinoids from Fructus Bruceae with Cytotoxic Effects on Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cell Lines by Zhao, M., Lau, S. T., Leung, P. S., Che, C. T., Lin, Z. X.

“…Our previous studies showed that the alcohol extract of the fruit of Brucea javanica (Fructus Bruceae) possessed significant cytotoxicity in pancreatic…”
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Role of the RAS in pancreatic cancer by Lau, Sin Ting, Leung, Po Sing

“…Angiotensin II (Ang II), a main effector peptide of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS), mediates a hormonal action in the maintenance of blood pressure and…”
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Prokineticin signaling is required for the maintenance of a de novo population of c-KIT+ cells to sustain neuroblastoma progression by Lau, S-T, Hansford, L M, Chan, W-K, Chan, G C-F, Wan, T S-K, Wong, K K-Y, Kaplan, D R, Tam, P K-H, Ngan, E S-W

“…High cellular heterogeneity within neuroblastomas (NBs) may account for the non-uniform response to treatment. c-KIT + cells are frequently detected in NB, but…”
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Singaporean nursing students' perceptions of a career in community nursing by Ng, P.Y., Lau, S.T., Ong, S.F., S.Y, Liaw

“…Background The ageing population and the changing disease profile have been driving the demand for community nurses. However, few nursing students in Singapore…”
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Air pollution and hospital admissions for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in Hong Kong by Wong, T W, Lau, T S, Yu, T S, Neller, A, Wong, S L, Tam, W, Pang, S W

“…OBJECTIVE: To investigate short term effects of concentrations of pollutants in ambient air on hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases…”
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Alendronate affects long bone length and growth plate morphology in the oim mouse model for Osteogenesis Imperfecta by Evans, K.D, Lau, S.T, Oberbauer, A.M, Martin, R.B

“…Alendronate, a bisphosphonate drug, has shown promise in reducing remodeling and bone loss in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Alendronate acts directly on the…”
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PMN-PT single crystal thick films on silicon substrate for high-frequency micromachined ultrasonic transducers by Peng, J., Lau, S. T., Chao, C., Dai, J. Y., Chan, H. L. W., Luo, H. S., Zhu, B. P., Zhou, Q. F., Shung, K. K.

“…In this work, a novel high-frequency ultrasonic transducer structure is realized by using PMNPT-on-silicon technology and silicon micromachining. To prepare…”
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Lorazepam for chronic catatonia : a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over study by UNGVARI, G. S, CHIU, H. F. K, LOK YEE CHOW, LAU, B. S. T, WAI KWONG TANG

“…Acute catatonic syndromes occurring in the context of various medical and neuropsychiatric conditions, including schizophrenia, have been shown to respond well…”
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A loop of cancer-stroma-cancer interaction promotes peritoneal metastasis of ovarian cancer via TNFα-TGFα-EGFR by Lau, T-S, Chan, L K-Y, Wong, E C-H, Hui, C W-C, Sneddon, K, Cheung, T-H, Yim, S-F, Lee, J H-S, Yeung, C S-Y, Chung, T K-H, Kwong, J

“…Peritoneum is the most common site for ovarian cancer metastasis. Here we investigate how cancer epigenetics regulates reciprocal tumor-stromal interactions in…”
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Thermal tuning of phononic bandstructure in ferroelectric ceramic/epoxy phononic crystal by Jim, K. L., Leung, C. W., Lau, S. T., Choy, S. H., Chan, H. L. W.

“…Thermal tuning of phononic bandgaps in megahertz range was demonstrated in ferroelectric ceramic-based phononic crystal structure. Temperature variation across…”
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Monte Carlo simulation on domain pattern and ferroelectric behaviors of relaxor ferroelectrics by Liu, J.-M, Lau, S. T, Chan, H. L. W, Choy, C. L

“…The domain configuration and ferroelectric property of mode relaxor ferroelectrics (RFEs) are investigated by performing a two-dimensional Monte Carlo…”
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Role of reactive oxygen species in brucein D-mediated p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor-κB signalling pathways in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells by Lau, S T, Lin, Z X, Leung, P S

“…Background: In human pancreatic adenocarcinoma, nuclear factor-kappa-B (NF- κ B) transcription factor is constitutively activated that contributes to the…”
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Temporal relationship between air pollution and hospital admissions for asthmatic children in Hong Kong by Wong, G. W. K., Ko, F. W. S., Lau, T. S., Li, S. T., Hui, D., Pang, S. W., Leung, R., Fok, T. F., Lai, C. K. W.

“…Background Many epidemiological studies have shown positive association between respiratory health and current levels of outdoor air pollution in Europe and…”
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Trigger Timing Interface for the Read-Out Upgrade of the Belle II DAQ by Levit, D., Bessner, M., Biswas, D., Charlet, D., Hartbrich, O., Higuchi, T., Itoh, R., Jules, E., Kapusta, P., Kunigo, T., Lai, Y.-T., Lau, T. S., Nakao, M., Nishimura, K., Park, S.-H., Plaige, E., Purwar, H., Robbe, P., Sugiura, R., Suzuki, S. Y., Taurigna, M., Varner, G., Yamada, S., Zhou, Q.-D.

“…To improve the data throughput of the Belle II data acquisition (DAQ), we are upgrading the central processing unit (CPU)-based COPPER system with a PCIe40…”
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Commissioning and Operation of the Upgraded Belle II DAQ System With PCI-Express-Based High-Speed Readout by Lai, Y.-T., Bessner, M., Biswas, D., Charlet, D., Lau, T. S., Levit, D., Hartbrich, O., Higuchi, T., Itoh, R., Jules, E., Kapusta, P., Kunigo, T., Nakao, M., Nishimura, K., Park, S., Plaige, E., Purwar, H., Robbe, P., Sugiura, R., Suzuki, S. Y., Taurigna, M., Varner, G., Yamada, S., Zhou, Q.-D.

“…The Belle II experiment and the SuperKEKB collider are designed to operate under a higher luminosity compared to that of Belle for the improvement of rare…”
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Combined laparoscopic-assisted right hemicolectomy and low anterior resection for synchronous colorectal carcinomas by Lauter, D M, Lau, S T, Lanzafame, K

“…Two cases of combined laparoscopic- assisted right hemicolectomy and low anterior resection for malignancy are presented to illustrate the technical aspects of…”
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Associations of clinical and dosimetric parameters with late rectal toxicities after radical intensity-modulated radiation therapy for prostate cancer: a single-centre retrospective study by Ng, B Y H, Yu, E L M, Lau, T T S, Law, K S, Cheng, A C K

“…This study assessed the incidence of late rectal toxicities and evaluated potential predictive factors for late proctitis in patients treated with…”
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Initial experience of cryoballoon catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in Hong Kong by Chan, N Y, Choy, C C, Lau, C L, Lo, Y K, Chu, P S, Yuen, H C, Mok, N S, Tsui, P T, Lau, S T

“…OBJECTIVE. To report the initial experience in using cryoballoon catheter ablation in the treatment of atrial fibrillation in Hong Kong. DESIGN. Single-centre,…”
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