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Measurement report: Characterization and source apportionment of coarse particulate matter in Hong Kong: insights into the constituents of unidentified mass and source origins in a coastal city in southern China by Wong, Yee Ka, Liu, Kin Man, Yeung, Claisen, Leung, Kenneth K. M, Yu, Jian Zhen

“…Coarse particulate matter (i.e. PM with an aerodynamic diameter between 2.5 and 10 µm – PM2.5 and PM10 – or PMcoarse) has been increasingly recognized for its…”
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Comparison of DNA and RNA Adduct Formation: Significantly Higher Levels of RNA than DNA Modifications in the Internal Organs of Aristolochic Acid-Dosed Rats by Leung, Elvis M. K, Chan, Wan

“…Prolonged exposure to aristolochic acid (AA) contaminated slimming drugs and food is believed to be associated with the development of endemic nephropathy in…”
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Body Loadings and Health Risk Assessment of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans at an Intensive Electronic Waste Recycling Site in China by Chan, Xing, Guan Hua, Xu, Ying, Liang, Ying, Chen, Ling Xuan, Wu, Sheng Chun, Wong, Chris K. C, Leung, Clement K. M, Wong, Ming H

“…This study is one of the very few investigating the dioxin body burden of a group of child-bearing-aged women at an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling site…”
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Prediction of Chemical Biodegradability Using Support Vector Classifier Optimized with Differential Evolution by Cao, Qi, Leung, K. M

“…Reliable computer models for the prediction of chemical biodegradability from molecular descriptors and fingerprints are very important for making health and…”
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Quantification of Aristolochic Acid-RNA Adducts in the Urine of Aristolochic Acid-Treated Rats by Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Leung, Elvis M. K, Chan, Wan

“…Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) is a peculiar renal disease affecting thousands of farmers living in the suburban areas of the Balkan countries. Emerging…”
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Neighborhood as a place to foster generalized trust among young adults in Hong Kong by Lai, Angel H.‐Y., Leung, Carman K.‐M., Chan, Channey K.‐Y., Lam, William T.‐L., So, Christy T.‐Y, Lau, Wendy S.‐Y.

“…Aims Generalized trust is a crucial determinant of individual and social well‐being and is the fundamental element of a healthy society. However, a decline in…”
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Determination of DNA adducts by combining acid-catalyzed hydrolysis and chromatographic analysis of the carcinogen-modified nucleobases by Leung, Elvis M. K, Deng, Kailin, Wong, Tin-Yan, Chan, Wan

“…The commonly used method of analyzing carcinogen-induced DNA adducts involves the hydrolysis of carcinogen-modified DNA samples by using a mixture of enzymes,…”
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Combination of pentafluorophenylhydrazine derivatization and isotope dilution LC-MS/MS techniques for the quantification of apurinic/apyrimidinic sites in cellular DNA by Li, Jie, Leung, Elvis M. K., Choi, Martin M. F., Chan, Wan

“…Apurinic/apyrimidinic (AP) sites are common DNA lesions arising from spontaneous hydrolysis of the N -glycosidic bond and base-excision repair mechanisms of…”
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Body burdens of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in childbearing-aged women at an intensive electronic-waste recycling site in China by Leung, Anna O. W, Chan, Janet K. Y, Xing, Guan Hua, Xu, Ying, Wu, Sheng Chun, Wong, Chris K. C, Leung, Clement K. M, Wong, Ming H

“…Background, aim and scope This study is the first to investigate PBDE body burden with regard to the concurrent analyses of multiple human matrices, namely…”
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Masseteric-facial nerve coaptation – an alternative technique for facial nerve reinnervation by Coombs, C.J, Ek, E.W, Wu, T, Cleland, H, Leung, M.K

“…Summary Background Reinnervation of the facial musculature when there is loss of the proximal facial nerve poses a difficult clinical problem. Restoration of…”
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Body burden of POPs of Hong Kong residents, based on human milk, maternal and cord serum by Tsang, Hin L., Wu, Shengchun, Leung, Clement K.M., Tao, S., Wong, Ming H.

“…This study is one of the very few investigating the body burdens of persistent organic pollutants in residents of Hong Kong. Twenty-nine human milk samples and…”
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Benzimidazole-substituted bisanthracene: a highly efficient deep-blue triplet–triplet fusion OLED emitter at low dopant concentration by Chen, C.-H., Hsiao, Z.-C., Fan, B.-A., Hou, L.-J., Lin, J.-H., Lin, B.-Y., Liu, K.-T., Huang, Y.-R., Zhang, Y.Z., Dzeng, Y.-C., Chiu, T.-L., Lee, J.-H., Tan, J., Chen, C., Leung, M.-k.

“…Two anthracene derivatives, MAnBz and DiAnBz, have been developed as emitters for deep-blue triplet–triplet fusion (TTF) fluorescence organic light emitting…”
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Urban Modification in a Mesoscale Model and the Effects on the Local Circulation in the Pearl River Delta Region by Lo, Jeff C. F., Lau, Alexis K. H., Chen, Fei, Fung, Jimmy C. H., Leung, Kenneth K. M.

“…The Pearl River Delta (PRD) region, located in the southern part of Guangdong Province in China, is one of the most rapidly developing regions in the world…”
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Analysis of 2‑Alkylcyclobutanones in Cashew Nut, Nutmeg, Apricot Kernel, and Pine Nut Samples: Re-evaluating the Uniqueness of 2‑Alkylcyclobutanones for Irradiated Food Identification by Leung, Elvis M. K, Tang, Phyllis N. Y, Ye, Yuran, Chan, Wan

“…2-Alkylcyclobutanones (2-ACBs) have long been considered as unique radiolytic products that can be used as indicators for irradiated food identification. A…”
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Heroin abuse accelerates biological aging: a novel insight from telomerase and brain imaging interaction by Cheng, G L F, Zeng, H, Leung, M-K, Zhang, H-J, Lau, B W M, Liu, Y-P, Liu, G-X, Sham, P C, Chan, C C H, So, K-F, Lee, T M C

“…Heroin abuse and natural aging exert common influences on immunological cell functioning. This observation led to a recent and untested idea that aging may be…”
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Varicella vaccine uptake and associated factors in children in Hong Kong by CHAN, J. Y. C., LEUNG, K. M., TAM, W. W. S., LEE, A.

“…Varicella is a common and highly contagious childhood disease which impacts the public worldwide. Hong Kong children can only be vaccinated against the disease…”
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Age-Friendliness and Life Satisfaction of Young-Old and Old-Old in Hong Kong by Lai, Simon M. K., Tsien, Teresa, Lee, Anita L. F., Leung, K. M., Lai, K. Y., Kwok, Jackie Y. C., Yip, H. M., Chan, Stephen C. Y., Au, Alma M. L., Lai, Daniel W. L.

“…Age-friendliness, promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to enable and support individuals in different aspects of life for fostering life…”
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Organochlorine hydrocarbons in human breast milk collected in Hong Kong and Guangzhou by WONG, C. K. C, LEUNG, K. M, POON, B. H. T, LAN, C. Y, WONG, M. H

“…In southern China, the awareness of persistent organic pollutant contamination has been increasing as a considerable number of past studies in Hong Kong had…”
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Distinct mutation spectrum, clinical outcome and therapeutic responses of typical complex/monosomy karyotype acute myeloid leukemia carrying TP53 mutations by Leung, Garret M. K., Zhang, Chunxiao, Ng, Nelson K. L., Yang, Ning, Lam, Stephen S. Y., Au, Chun H., Chan, Tsun L., Ma, Edmond S. K., Tsui, Sze P., Ip, Ho W., So, Jason C. C., Ng, Margaret H. L., Cheng, Kelvin C. K., Wong, Kit F., Siu, Lisa L. P., Yip, Sze F., Lin, Shek Y., Lau, June S. M., Luk, Tsan H., Lee, Harold K. K., Lau, Chi K., Kho, Bonnie, Kwong, Yok L., Leung, Anskar Y. H.

“…The present study aimed to define a subtype of complex/monosomal karyotype (CK/MK) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by its distinct clinical features, p53…”
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Combination of Precolumn Nitro-reduction and Ultraperformance Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence Detection for the Sensitive Quantification of 1‑Nitronaphthalene, 2‑Nitrofluorene, and 1‑Nitropyrene in Meat Products by Deng, Kailin, Wong, Tin-Yan, Wang, Yinan, Leung, Elvis M. K, Chan, Wan

“…Carcinogenic nitropolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAHs) are ubiquitous in the ambient environment. They are emitted predominantly from internal…”
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