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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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Topic-comment constructions in L1-Chinese learners' English Rong, Y ; Chang, H; Cheung, CHC
Source The 32nd Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation (PACLIC 32), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, Dec 1-3, 2018 (Oral session), p.1-10
Type Conference Paper

An ACO-based tool-path optimizer for 3D printing applications Fok, KY ; Cheng, CT; Ganganath, N; Iu, HHC; Tse, CK
Source IEEE transactions on industrial informatics, Apr. 2019, v. 15, no. 4, p. 2277-2287
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Thematic overview of corruption in infrastructure procurement process Owusu, EK ; Chan, APC ; Darko, A
Source Journal of infrastructure systems, June 2019, v. 25, no. 2, 02519001, p. 1-2
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What are the green technologies for sustainable housing development? An empirical study in Ghana Darko, A ; Chan, APC ; Owusu, EK
Source Business strategy and development, June 2018, v. 1, no. 2, p. 140-153
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Energy-efficient semi-flocking control of mobile sensor networks on rough terrains Yuan, W ; Ganganath, N; Cheng, CT; Valaee, S; Guo, Q; Lau, FCM
Source IEEE transactions on circuits and systems. II, Express briefs, 2019, v. 66, no. 4, p. 622-626
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Towards detecting social events by mining geographical patterns with VGI data Liu, ZW ; Zhou, XL ; Shi, WZ ; Zhang, AS
Source ISPRS international journal of geo-information, Dec. 2018, v. 7, no. 12, 481, p. 1-19
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Self-contamination during doffing of personal protective equipment by healthcare workers to prevent Ebola transmission Suen, LKP ; Guo, YP ; Tong, DWK; Leung, PHM ; Lung, D; Ng, MSP; Lai, TKH ; Lo, KYK ; Au-Yeung, CH ; Yu, WN
Source Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 22 Dec. 2018, v. 7, 157, p. 1-9
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Stability of methods for differential expression analysis of RNA-seq data Lin, BQ; Pang, Z
Source BMC genomics, 40544 2019, v. 20, 35, p. 1-13
Type Journal/Magazine Article

The importance of developing evidence-based clinical examinations for low back pain Wong, A
Source Hong Kong physiotherapy journal, Dec. 2018, v. 38, no. 2, p. I-III
Type Journal/Magazine Article

The significant contribution of HONO to secondary pollutants during a severe winter pollution event in southern China Fu, X ; Wang, T ; Zhang, L ; Li, QY ; Wang, Z ; Xia, M ; Yun, H ; Wang, WH ; Yu, C ; Yue, DL; Zhou, Y; Zheng, JY; Han, R
Source Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 2 Jan. 2019, v. 19, no. 1, p. 1-14
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Schisandra Chinensis lignans suppresses the production of inflammatory mediators regulated by NF-B, AP-1, and IRF3 in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 cells Luo, G; Cheng, BCY ; Zhao, H; Fu, XQ; Xie, R; Zhang, SF; Pan, SY; Zhang, Y
Source Molecules, Dec. 2018, v. 23, no. 12, 3319, p. 1-17
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Review on fabrication of structurally colored fibers by electrospinning Yu, JL ; Kan, CW
Source Fibers, Dec. 2018, v. 6, no. 4, 70, p. 1-14
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Reliability of the maximal step length test and its correlation with motor function in chronic stroke survivors Ng, SSM ; Tse, MMY ; Kwong, PH ; Fong, ICK ; Chan, SH ; Cheung, TCH ; Ko, HL ; Yan, DMH ; Lai, CYY
Source BioMed research international, 2018, 6985963, p. 1-8
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Pullout behavior of GFRP anti-floating anchor based on the FBG sensor technology Zhang, MY; Kuang, Z; Bai, XY; Chen, XY
Source Mathematical problems in engineering, 2018, 6424791, p. 1-10
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Corrigendum to quantitative entropy weight TOPSIS evaluation of sustainable chinese wind power developments (vol 2018, 6965439, 2018) Zheng, HY ; Si, DY; Wang, W; Wang, RN
Source Mathematical problems in engineering, 2018, 4213286, p. 1
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Prevalence and phenotypic characterization of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains recovered from sputum and fecal samples of ICU patients in Zhejiang Province, China Shu, LB; Lu, Q; Sun, RH; Lin, LQ; Sun, QL; Hu, J; Zhou, HW; Chan, EWC ; Chen, S ; Zhang, R
Source Infection and drug resistance, 2019, v. 12, p. 11-18
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Prediction of remaining service life of pavement using an optimized support vector machine (case study of Semnan-Firuzkuh road) Karballaeezadeh, N; Mohammadzadeh, SD; Shamshirband, S; Hajikhodaverdikhan, P; Mosavi, A; Chau, KW
Source Engineering applications of computational fluid mechanics, 1 Jan. 2019, v. 13, no. 1, p. 188-198
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Power transmission tower monitoring with hydrostatic leveling system : measurement refinement and performance evaluation Zhang, XF; Zhang, YY; Zhang, L ; Qiu, GX; Wei, DH
Source Journal of sensors, 2018, 4176314, p. 1-12
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Psychometric evaluation of the WHOQOL-BREF, Taiwan version, across five kinds of Taiwanese cancer survivors : Rasch analysis and confirmatory factor analysis Lin, CY ; Hwang, JS; Wang, WC; Lai, WW; Su, WC; Wu, TY; Yao, G; Wang, JD
Source Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, Jan. 2019, v. 118, no. 1, pt. 2, p. 215-222
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Modeling monthly pan evaporation using wavelet support vector regression and wavelet artificial neural networks in arid and humid climates Qasem, SN; Samadianfard, S; Kheshtgar, S; Jarhan, S; Kisi, O; Shamshirband, S; Chau, KW
Source Engineering applications of computational fluid mechanics, 1 Jan. 2019, v. 13, no. 1, p. 177-187
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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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Understanding consumer purchasing behaviour regarding luxury fashion-related goods in China Gao, Ling
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The future of fashion illustration Au, Wai-man Raymond
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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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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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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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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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A completed modeling of local binary pattern operator for texture classification Guo, Z; Zhang, L ; Zhang, D
Source IEEE transactions on image processing, 2010, v. 19, no. 6, 5427137, p. 1657-1663
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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
Type Journal/Magazine Article