Energy-saving supporting tourism sustainability : a case study of hotel swimming pool heat pump

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A study on pollutant emission through gas consumption in the Hong Kong hotel industry

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Dermatitis flammeus - an emerging infection-related complication of atopic dermatitis

This journal suppl. contain abstracts of the 16th Medical Research Conference 2011OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical, microbiological, immunological and pathological features of a proposed novel complication of atopic dermatitis (AD) related to infection. DESIGN: Case series and retrospective analysis. SETTING: A tertiary university hospital and a private specialist dermatology clinic in Hong Kong. PATIENTS: Twenty patients were included between January 2008 and September 2010. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Clinical characteristics, microbiological findings, therapeutic strategy and prognosis of the …published_or_final_versio

Quality of care in patients with diabetic kidney disease in Asia: The Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation (JADE) Registry

Aims: Diabetic kidney disease independently predicts cardiovascular disease and premature death. We examined the burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD, defined as an estimated GFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2) and quality of care in a cross-sectional survey of adults (age ≥ 18 years) with Type 2 diabetes across Asia. Methods: The Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation programme is a disease-management programme implemented using an electronic portal that systematically captures clinical characteristics of all patients enrolled. Between July 2007 and December 2012, data on 28 110 consecutively enrolled patients (China: 3415, Hong Kong: 15 196, India: 3714, Korea: 1651, Philippines: 3364, Vietnam: 692, Taiwan: 78) were analysed. Results: In this survey, 15.9% of patients had CKD, 25.0% had microalbuminuria and 12.5% had macroalbuminuria. Patients with CKD were less likely to achieve HbA1c < 53 mmol/mol (7.0%) (36.0% vs. 42.3%) and blood pressure < 130/80 mmHg (20.8% vs. 35.3%), and were more likely to have retinopathy (26.2% vs. 8.7%), sensory neuropathy (29.0% vs. 7.7%), cardiovascular disease (26.6% vs. 8.7%) and self-reported hypoglycaemia (18.9% vs. 8.2%). Despite high frequencies of albuminuria (74.8%) and dyslipidaemia (93.0%) among CKD patients, only 49.0% were using renin–angiotensin system inhibitors and 53.6% were on statins. On logistic regression, old age, male gender, tobacco use, long disease duration, high HbA1c, blood pressure and BMI, and low LDL cholesterol were independently associated with CKD (all P < 0.05). Conclusions: The poor control of risk factors, suboptimal use of organ-protective drugs and high frequencies of hypoglycaemia highlight major treatment gaps in patients with diabetic kidney disease in Asia.postprin

The psychosocial burden of psoriasis and barriers to biologic therapy in Hong Kong: patients’ perspectives

This journal suppl. is proceedings of the 18th MRC 2013INTRODUCTION: Psoriatic skin lesions are often visible and have negative impact on patients’ quality of life (QoL). The introduction of biologic therapies has revolutionised the treatment of psoriasis. They are highly efficacious in clearing skin lesions and relieving joint symptoms. The use of biologics in psoriasis patients is associated with improved QoL and patient satisfaction. In Hong Kong, the psychosocial impacts of psoriasis on patients and their satisfaction towards various treatment modalities have not been well studied. Moreover, the ways local patients come to access the information on biologics and their concerns are unclear. METHODS: We conducted a survey of 85 psoriasis …published_or_final_versio

Efficacy of selective laser trabeculoplasty for normal tension glaucoma: 1 year results

BACKGROUND: Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) is commonly treated with anti-glaucoma medications. Recently, selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) has been demonstrated to lower the intraocular pressure (IOP) and medication use in NTG. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a single session of SLT for NTG at 1 year. METHODS: This prospective cohort study recruited NTG patients taking anti-glaucoma medication. Potential subjects were excluded if they had had previous glaucoma surgery or laser and also if intraocular surgery or additional SLT procedures were performed after the first treatment. All subjects underwent a 1-month washout. A 30% IOP reduction was set as the target IOP. A single session of SLT was performed to 360 degrees of the trabecular meshwork. At 1-month after SLT, medication was resumed to achieve the target IOP. The IOP was measured every 3 months, and the number of medications was recorded at 3, 6, and 12 months. Only the right eye was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: In 41 right eyes, the mean pre-study IOP was 14.3 +/- 3.4 mmHg while on 1.5 +/- 0.8 eye drops. The post-washout IOP was 16.2 +/- 2.2 mmHg. A mean of 191.1 +/- 26.3 SLT shots at 1.0 +/- 0.07 mJ were applied. There was significant IOP reduction at all time intervals following SLT when compared to the post-washout IOP (P < 0.0001). The number of medications was significantly reduced at all time intervals following SLT when compared to the pre-study level (P < 0.0001). At 12 months, the mean IOP was 12.2 +/- 2.2 mmHg while on 1.1 +/- 0.9 eye drops. CONCLUSIONS: A single session of SLT for NTG achieved an additional 15% IOP reduction while using 27% less medication at 1 year compared to pre-study levels.Trial registration: The Clinical Trials Register of the University of Hong Kong HKCTR1847The European Clinical Trials Database 2014-003305-15 (August 11, 2014) (https://eudract.ema.europa.eu/).published_or_final_versio

A multicentre demonstration project to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of the web-based Joint Asia Diabetes Evaluation (JADE) programme with or without nurse support in Chinese patients with Type 2 diabetes

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HRCT quantification of bronchiectasis: a functional-morphologic study

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Key management issues in wireless sensor networks : current proposals and future developments

Author name used in this publication: Henry C. B. Chan2007-2008 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalVersion of RecordPublishe

From orogenic collapse to rifting, structures of the South China Sea

The opening of the South China Sea has been a matter of debate for many years because of its internal structure, the differences between the conjugate margins and the variations of rifting and spreading directions. Although it is considered as being a back-arc basin, it is not sitting directly above a subduction zone, and the rifting process lasted for an unusually long duration. Among the specific characteristics is the early phase of rifting which took place early in place of the former Yanshanian andean-type mountain range. This stage is marked by narrow basins filled with deformed conglomerate, and initiated around 70My ago within a framework where the oblique subduction …published_or_final_versio