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The PolyU Institutional Research Archive (PIRA) is an online platform that actively collects and disseminates the research and scholarly outputs created by the PolyU community. By showcasing the publications, research interests, activities and academic achievement of PolyU's scholars, the PIRA aims to increase the visibility of the University's research and facilitate knowledge transfer. >>More

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A scale for the management of aggressive and violent behaviour (C_MAVAS) : psychometric properties testing in mental health nurses Cheung, T ; Mui, J; Ho, J ; Chien, WT
Source International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018, v. 15, no. 7, 1496
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Examining the predictors of prosocial behavior in chinese adolescents using a socialecological model Lai, F ; Siu, A ; Shek, D
Source In E Balashov (Ed.), Volunteering: Attitudes, social Influences and gender differences, p. 85-114. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2018.
Type Book Chapter

Presenting Japan : the role of overseas broadcasting by Japan during the manchurian incident, 1931–7 Robbins, J
Source Japan Forum, 2001, v. 13, no. 1, p. 41-54
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Globalisation on language : death of the translator in the technological age Lau, P
Source In SW Chan (Ed.), Translation and information technology, p. 177-184. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2002.
Type Book Chapter

Shortest path planning for energy-constrained mobile platforms navigating on uneven terrains Ganganath, N; Cheng, CT ; Fernando, T; Iu, H.HC; Tse, CK
Source IEEE transactions on industrial informatics, Sept. 2018, v. 14, no. 9, p. 4264-4272
Type Journal/Magazine Article

East Asian studies of the analects Jia, J
Source Dao, 2018, v. 17, no. 2, p. 283-286
Type Book Review

The Dark Emperor’s law : a Daoist temple and its codification of rituals in Hunan Meulenbeld, M
Source Studies in Chinese religions, v. 4, no. 1, p. 66-111
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Depression, anxiety and symptoms of stress among Hong Kong nurses : a cross-sectional study Cheung, T ; Yip, PS
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Acceptability of HPV vaccines and associations with perceptions related to HPV and HPV vaccines among male baccalaureate students in Hong Kong Cheung, T ; Lau, J; Wang, J; Mo, P; Ho, YS
Source PLoS one, 2018, v. 13, no. 6, e0198615
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Tailored transition metal-doped nickel phosphide nanoparticles for the electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER) Man, HW ; Tsang, CS ; Li, MMJ; Mo, J; Huang, B ; Lee, LYS ; Leung, YCT ; Wong, KY ; Tsang, SCE
Type Journal/Magazine Article

An explorative study on coping flexibility with behavioral approach system-activating stimuli : a comparison of people with and without bipolar disorder Chan, SHW ; Tse, S
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Everybody loves beauty? The moderated effect of body attractiveness among young Koreans Baek, E ; Choo, H
Source Fashion and textiles, 2018, v. 5, no. 1, 16
Type Journal/Magazine Article

From lonely to resilient through humanoid robots : building a new framework of resilience Hoorn, JF
Source Journal of robotics, 2018, v. 2018, 8232487
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Reaching the limits of reciprocity in favor exchange : the effects of generous, stingy, and matched favor giving on social status Ouyang, K; Xu, E; Huang, X; Liu, W ; Tang, YP
Source Journal of applied psychology, June 2018, v. 103, no. 6, p. 614-630
Type Journal/Magazine Article

The impact of climate risk on firm performance and financing choices : an international comparison Huang, HH; Kerstein, J; Wang, C
Source Journal of international business studies, July 2018, v. 49, no. 5, p. 633-656
Type Journal/Magazine Article

External force estimation of a piezo-actuated compliant mechanism based on a fractional order hysteresis model Zhu, ZW; To, S; Li, YM ; Zhu, WL; Bian, LX
Source Mechanical systems and signal processing, 15 Sept. 2018, v. 110, p. 296-306
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Normal pre-attentive and impaired attentive processing of lexical tones in Cantonese-speaking congenital amusics Zhang, CC ; Shao, J
Source Scientific reports, 2018, 8:8420, p.1-14
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Linear rate convergence of the alternating direction method of multipliers for convex composite programming Han, D; Sun, D ; Zhang, L
Source Mathematics of operations research, 2018, v. 43, no. 2, p. 622-637
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Fast algorithms for large-scale generalized distance weighted discrimination Lam, XY; Marron, JS; Sun, D ; Toh, KC
Source Journal of computational and graphical statistics, 2018, v. 27, no. 2, p. 368-379
Type Journal/Magazine Article

A highly efficient semismooth Newton augmented lagrangian method for solving lasso problems Li, X; Sun, D ; Toh, KC
Source SIAM journal on optimization, 2018, v. 28, no. 1, p. 433-458
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The impact of subordinates' professionalism on leadership effectiveness in the construction industry Chan, Tak-shing Antony
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Effect of high temperatures on normal strength concrete and high performance concrete containing steel fibers Lau, Alan
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Torsional behavior of short-staple Torque-Balanced Singles ring spun yarns and spirality of resultant knitted fabrics Yang, Kun
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Analyses of three-dimensional eddy current field and thermal problems in an isolated phase bus Ho, SL ; Li, Y; Lo, E ; Xu, JY; Lin, X
Source IEEE transactions on magnetics, May 2003, v. 39. no. 3, p. 1515-1518
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Ferric reducing/antioxidant power assay : direct measure of total antioxidant activity of biological fluids and modified version for simultaneous measurement of total antioxidant power and ascorbic acid concentration Benzie, IFF ; Strain, JJ
Source Methods in enzymology, 1998, v. 299, p. 15-27
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Total quality management and organizational performance : a marketing perspective Lai, Kee-hung
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The future of fashion illustration Au, Wai-man Raymond
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Understanding consumer purchasing behaviour regarding luxury fashion-related goods in China Gao, Ling
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Entrepreneurial competencies and the performance of small and medium enterprises in the Hong Kong services sector Man, Wing-yan Thomas
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Street furniture design principles and implementations : case studies of street furniture design in densely populated old urban areas Wan, Pak-hong
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The ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP) as a measure of 'antioxidant power' : the FRAP assay Benzie, IFF ; Strain, JJ
Source Analytical biochemistry, 1996, v. 239, no. 1, p. 70-76
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Two-dimensional PCA : a new approach to appearance-based face representation and recognition Yang, J; Zhang, DD ; Frangi, AF; Yang, JY
Source IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence, Jan. 2004, v. 26, no. 1, p. 131-137
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Consumer acceptance and use of information technology : extending the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology Venkatesh, V; Thong, JYL; Xu, X
Source MIS quarterly, 2012, v. 36, no. 1, p. 157-178
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The holocene Asian monsoon : links to solar changes and North Atlantic climate Wang, Y; Cheng, H; Edwards, RL; He, Y; Kong, X; An, Z; Wu, J; Kelly, MJ; Dykoski, CA; Li, X
Source Science, 2005, v. 308, no. 5723, p. 854-857
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FSIM : a feature similarity index for image quality assessment Zhang, L; Zhang, L ; Mou, X; Zhang, D
Source IEEE transactions on image processing, 2011, v. 20, no. 8, 5705575, p. 2378-2386
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Sparse representation or collaborative representation : which helps face recognition? Zhang, L ; Yang, M; Feng, X
Source 2011 IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), 6-13 November 2011, Barcelona, p. 471-478
Type Conference Paper

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Twenty years on and 10 years after the Internet : the state of eTourism research Buhalis, D; Law, CHR
Source Progress in information technology and tourism management: 20 years on and 10 years after the Internet--The state of eTourism research, Tourism management, Aug. 2008, v. 29, no. 4, p. 609-623
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Online palmprint identification Zhang, DD ; Kong, WKA; You, J ; Wong, M
Source IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence, Sept. 2003, v. 25, no. 9, p.1041-1050
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Physico-chemical treatment techniques for wastewater laden with heavy metals Kurniawan, TA; Chan, GYS ; Lo, WH ; Babel, S
Source Chemical engineering journal, 2006, v. 118, no. 1-2, p. 83-98
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