Search Results - "Lau, T. C."

Development of the Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) Framework: clinical standards of care for the screening, diagnosis, and management of osteoporosis in the Asia-Pacific region by Chandran, M., Mitchell, P. J., Amphansap, T., Bhadada, S. K., Chadha, M., Chan, D.-C., Chung, Y.-S., Ebeling, P., Gilchrist, N., Habib Khan, A., Halbout, P., Hew, F. L., Lan, H.-P. T., Lau, T. C., Lee, J. K., Lekamwasam, S., Lyubomirsky, G., Mercado-Asis, L. B., Mithal, A., Nguyen, T. V., Pandey, D., Reid, I. R., Suzuki, A., Chit, T. T., Tiu, K. L., Valleenukul, T., Yung, C. K., Zhao, Y. L.

“…Summary Guidelines for doctors managing osteoporosis in the Asia-Pacific region vary widely. We compared 18 guidelines for similarities and differences in five…”
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Innovative ‘Artificial Mussels’ technology for assessing spatial and temporal distribution of metals in Goulburn–Murray catchments waterways, Victoria, Australia: Effects of climate variability (dry vs. wet years) by Kibria, Golam, Lau, T.C., Wu, Rudolf

“…The “Artificial mussel” (AM), a novel passive sampling technology, was used for the first time in Australia in freshwater to monitor and assess the risk of…”
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A genomic biomarker-based model for cancer risk stratification of non-dysplastic Barrett's esophagus patients after extended follow up; results from Dutch surveillance cohorts by Hoefnagel, S J M, Mostafavi, N, Timmer, M R, Lau, C T, Meijer, S L, Wang, K K, Krishnadath, K K

“…Barrett's esophagus is the only known mucosal precursor for the highly malignant esophageal adenocarcinoma. Malignant degeneration of non-dysplastic Barrett's…”
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Recruiting a microtubule-binding complex to DNA directs chromosome segregation in budding yeast by Lau, Derek T. C, Murray, Andrew W, Lacefield, Soni

“…Accurate chromosome segregation depends on the kinetochore, which is the complex of proteins that link microtubules to centromeric DNA. The kinetochore of the…”
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A Complete Microfluidic Screening Platform for Rational Protein Crystallization by Lau, Billy T. C, Baitz, Chris A, Dong, Xiao P, Hansen, Carl L

“…We describe a complete microfluidic screening platform for protein crystallization that integrates fully programmable on-chip combinatorial mixing with dense…”
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Removal of phosphate from water by a highly selective La(III)-chelex resin by Wu, Rudolf S.S., Lam, K.H., Lee, Joyce M.N., Lau, T.C.

“…A new polymer ligand exchanger (PLE) has been developed for the removal of phosphate in wastewater. This PLE, consisting of lanthanum(III) bound to chelex-100…”
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Direct purification and immobilization of his-tagged enzymes using unmodified nickel ferrite NiFe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles by Lau, Elizabeth C. H. T., Dodds, Kimberley C., McKenna, Catherine, Cowan, Rhona M., Ganin, Alexey Y., Campopiano, Dominic J., Yiu, Humphrey H. P.

“…Purification of valuable engineered proteins and enzymes can be laborious, costly, and generating large amount of chemical waste. Whilst enzyme immobilization…”
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Indocyanine green fluorescence-guided pulmonary wedge resection in a child: a case report by Fung, CH, Lau, C T, Wong, Kenneth KY

“…Intra-operative photo showing the segment of lung stained by methylene blue under normal light (a); the same segmentof lung seen with indocyanine green…”
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Development and preliminary validation of a systemic lupus erythematosus-specific quality-of-life instrument (SLEQOL) by Leong, K. P., Kong, K. O., Thong, B. Y. H., Koh, E. T., Lian, T. Y., Teh, C. L., Cheng, Y. K., Chng, H. H., Badsha, H., Law, W. G., Lau, T. C., Chew, L. C., Ho, H. J., Pong, L. Y., Hoi, L. S., Sangeetha, N., Chan, S. P., Howe, H. S.

“…Objectives. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a chronic illness with an unpredictable and variable course, profoundly affects the quality of life (QOL)…”
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Serum Parathyroid Hormone Predicts Time to Fall Independent of Vitamin D Status in a Frail Elderly Population by Sambrook, P. N., Chen, J. S., March, L. M., Cameron, I. D., Cumming, R. G., Lord, S. R., Zochling, J., Sitoh, Y. Y., Lau, T. C., Schwarz, J., Seibel, M. J.

“…Very frail older people constitute an increasing proportion of ageing populations and often have vitamin D deficiency. Falls are frequent in this population…”
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Primary orbital melanoma by Hui, V W K, Lau, T C, Ng, L P W, Yuen, H K L, Cheuk, W

“…Contrast computed tomography scan showing acontrast-enhancing tumour behind the right globe displacingthe optic nerve The tumour was a solid, dark brownish…”
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Heavy metal contamination along the China coastline: A comprehensive study using Artificial Mussels and native mussels by Degger, Natalie, Chiu, Jill M.Y., Po, Beverly H.K., Tse, Anna C.K., Zheng, Gene J., Zhao, Dong-Mei, Xu, Di, Cheng, Yu-Shan, Wang, Xin-Hong, Liu, Wen-Hua, Lau, T.C., Wu, Rudolf S.S.

“…A comprehensive study was carried out to assess metal contamination in five cities spanning from temperate to tropical environment along the coastal line of…”
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Enhanced expression of interferon-inducible protein-10 correlates with disease activity and clinical manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus by Kong, K.O, Tan, A.W, Thong, B.Y.H, Lian, T.Y, Cheng, Y.K, Teh, C.L, Koh, E.T, Chng, H.H, Law, W.G, Lau, T.C, Leong, K.P, Leung, B.P, Howe, H.S

“…Our objective was to investigate the serum levels of interferon-inducible protein-10 (IP-10) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and their correlation with…”
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Associations between GoSmart Channel, health literacy and health behaviours in adolescents: A population‐based study by Huang, Junjie, Chan, Sze Chai, Keung, Vera M. W., Cheung, Calvin K. M., Lo, Amelia S. C., Lau, Vincent T. C., Mui, Lancelot W. H., Lee, Albert, Wong, Martin C. S.

“…Background Health literacy is essential in the promotion of healthy lifestyle habits and chronic disease prevention. Objective To assess the health literacy…”
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Owenweeksia hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium of the phylum 'Bacteroidetes' by Lau, Ken W. K, Ng, Connie Y. M, Ren, Jianping, Lau, Simon C. L, Qian, Pei-Yuan, Wong, Po-Keung, Lau, T. C, Wu, Madeline

“…1 Department of Biology, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, S. A. R., P. R. China 2 Department of…”
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Monitoring of metal pollution in waterways across Bangladesh and ecological and public health implications of pollution by Kibria, Golam, Hossain, Md Maruf, Mallick, Debbrota, Lau, T.C., Wu, Rudolf

“…Using innovative artificial mussels technology for the first time, this study detected eight heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, U, Zn) on a regular basis in…”
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Comparison of metal accumulation between ‘Artificial Mussel’ and natural mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) in marine environments by Gonzalez-Rey, M., Lau, T.C., Gomes, T., Maria, V.L., Bebianno, M.J., Wu, R.

“…► Metal concentrations in ‘Artificial Mussels’ (AMs) and Mytilus galloprovincialis were assessed. ► Levels of Cd, Cu, Cr, Pb and Zn were compared in AMs and…”
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Trace/heavy metal pollution monitoring in estuary and coastal area of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh and implicated impacts by Kibria, Golam, Hossain, Md Maruf, Mallick, Debbrota, Lau, T.C., Wu, Rudolf

“…Using artificial mussels (AMs), this study reports and compares time-integrated level of eleven trace metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, U, Zn) in…”
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Application of indocyanine green in pediatric surgery by Lau, C. T., Au, D. M., Wong, K. K. Y.

“…The use of near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green (ICG) has gained popularity in many fields in adult surgery, such as sentinel lymph…”
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Molecular phylogeny of extant gymnosperms and seed plant evolution: analysis of nuclear 18S rRNA sequences by Chaw, S M, Zharkikh, A, Sung, H M, Lau, T C, Li, W H

“…To study the evolutionary relationships among the four living gymnosperm orders and the interfamilial relationships in each order, a set of 65 nuclear 18S rRNA…”
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