Search Results - "Yan, Wai"
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Spinocerebellar ataxia: an update
Published in Journal of neurology (01-02-2019)“…Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative ataxic disorders with autosomal dominant inheritance. We aim to provide an update on…”
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Adhesive Hemostatic Hydrogel with Ultrafast Gelation Arrests Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage in Pigs
Published in Advanced functional materials (01-04-2022)“…Upper gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage is a common clinical emergency worldwide. Endoscopic hemostasis is the current first line treatment. Nevertheless, for…”
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Amyloid precursor protein (APP) traffics from the cell surface via endosomes for amyloid β (Aβ) production in the trans-Golgi network
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (24-07-2012)“…Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is processed sequentially by the β-site APP cleaving enzyme and γ-secretase to generate amyloid β (Aβ) peptides, one of the…”
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Biosequestration of atmospheric CO2 and flue gas-containing CO2 by microalgae
Published in Bioresource technology (01-05-2015)“…•Microalgae are the agent for carbon biosequestration.•CO2 from flue gas is potential carbon source for microalgae cultivation.•The effect of inhibition…”
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Female participation and financial performance of microfinance institutions: Evidence from transition economies
Published in Development policy review (01-09-2022)“…Summary Motivation Although female clients are the main target of most Microfinance Institutions (MFIs), male–female workforce ratio in microfinance operations…”
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Psychometric Testing of Three Chinese Online-Related Addictive Behavior Instruments among Hong Kong University Students
Published in Psychiatric quarterly (01-03-2019)“…Given that there is a lack of instruments assessing internet-related addictions among Chinese population, this study aimed to validate the Chinese version of…”
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Reconfigurable Swarms of Ferromagnetic Colloids for Enhanced Local Hyperthermia
Published in Advanced functional materials (20-06-2018)“…Ferromagnetic particles (FMPs) have attracted a large amount of attention for tumor treatment in recent decades in the form of magnetic hyperthermia and…”
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Nanoparticle-assembled bioadhesive coacervate coating with prolonged gastrointestinal retention for inflammatory bowel disease therapy
Published in Nature communications (09-12-2021)“…A key challenge for the effective treatment of gastrointestinal diseases including inflammatory bowel disease is to develop an orally administered drug…”
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Practice of endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic: position statements of the Asian Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE-COVID statements)
Published in Gut (01-06-2020)“…Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has become a global pandemic. Risk of transmission may occur during endoscopy and the goal is to prevent…”
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Flavonoids and post haemorrhoidectomy recovery: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Published in ANZ journal of surgery (01-09-2024)“…Background Haemorrhoidectomy is the gold standard for definitive treatment of high‐grade symptomatic haemorrhoids but is often associated with substantial…”
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Do types of political connection affect firm performance differently?
Published in Pacific-Basin finance journal (01-10-2018)“…This study investigates how four types of politically connected firms (PCON); namely, government-linked companies, board of directors, businessman, and family…”
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Design and Characterization of the Fully Metallic Gap Waveguide-Based Frequency Selective Radome for Millimeter Wave Fixed Beam Array Antenna
Published in IEEE transactions on antennas and propagation (01-01-2023)“…This article presents a bandpass frequency selective surface (FSS) radome based on fully metallic gap waveguide (GW) technology. The element of the proposed…”
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Microalgae-based biotechnological sequestration of carbon dioxide for net zero emissions
Published in Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) (01-12-2022)“…Excessive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the atmosphere have become a dire threat to the human race and environmental sustainability. The ultimate goal of…”
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Survival outcomes in hypopharyngeal cancer in the West of Scotland Cancer Network
Published in Clinical otolaryngology (01-03-2023)“…Key Points Most patients (82%) present with locally advanced disease. Most patients (90%) have a smoking history, over one third have poor PS and all have…”
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Enhancing biomass and lipid productions of microalgae in palm oil mill effluent using carbon and nutrient supplementation
Published in Energy conversion and management (15-05-2018)“…•Mixotrophic was found effective than photoautotrophic cultivation condition.•Glycerol exhibited significant growth performance over glucose or urea.•High…”
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Microalgae cultivation in palm oil mill effluent (POME) for lipid production and pollutants removal
Published in Energy conversion and management (15-10-2018)“…•Chlorella sorokiniana CY-1 outcompeted Chlorella vulgaris ESP-31 to grow in POME.•POME pretreatment using acid and heat improved biomass and lipid yields of…”
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Evaluation of adding the Erector spinae plane block to standard anesthetic care in patients undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion surgery
Published in Scientific reports (07-04-2021)“…Postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery is challenging due to the invasiveness of the surgical procedure and the frequent use of…”
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Gender pay gap in the microfinance industry: A global perspective
Published in Annals of public and cooperative economics (01-09-2024)“…We use a database composed of 2,545 Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) worldwide for the period 2008–18 to explore the effect of a larger share of women's…”
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Biallelic expansion of an intronic repeat in RFC1 is a common cause of late-onset ataxia
Published in Nature genetics (01-04-2019)“…Late-onset ataxia is common, often idiopathic, and can result from cerebellar, proprioceptive, or vestibular impairment; when in combination, it is also termed…”
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Prognostic significance of tumor infiltrating immune cells in oral squamous cell carcinoma
Published in BMC cancer (26-05-2017)“…Prognostic factors aid in the stratification and treatment of cancer. This study evaluated prognostic importance of tumor infiltrating immune cell in patients…”
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