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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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Hues on a shell : cyber-dystopia and the Hong Kong façade in the cinematic city Kwok, BSH ; Coppoolse, A
Source WiderScreen: Urban Imaginations and Urban Everyday Life - City Imaginations and Urban Everyday Life, 2018, no. 1-2
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Weaving machines HUA, T
Source Textile Asia, 2011, v. 42, no. 11, p. 4-7
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Weaving machines HUA, T
Source Textile Asia, 2012, v. 43, no. 6, p. 16-19
Type Journal/Magazine Article

A system for measuring fiber configuration in staple yarns Hua, T ; Xu, BG ; Choi, K; Cheng, K; Tao, XM
Source Proceedings of The International Fiber Conference 2006: Extreme and Aesthetic Textile, Seoul, South Korea, 30 May - 3 June 2006, p. 403-404
Type Conference Paper

Fabric sensor based in-shoe plantar pressure measurement system for gait and balance analysis Shu, L; Hua, T ; Wang, YY; Li, Q; TAO, XM
Source The 3rd International Congress on Gait & Mental Function, USA, 26-28 February, 2010
Type Conference Paper

Who is fit to serve? Person-job/organization fit, emotional labor, and customer service performance Lam, W ; Huo, YY; Chen, ZG
Source Human resource management, 2018, v. 57, no. 2, p. 483-497
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Benefits and challenges of publishing undergraduate students’ writing Burns, C
Source Lilly Conference on Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning, Texas, USA, 4-6 January, 2018
Type Conference Paper

Testing method for the evaluation of flammability of meta-aramid blended yarns Feng, J; Hua, T ; Zhang, M; Chan, KH; Wong, MC
Source Fiber Society's Spring 2018 Conference, Tokyo, Japan, 12-14 June, 2018
Type Conference Paper

Structure analysis of a colorful woven fabric based on colored weft yarn mixing Hua, T ; Tang, LY; Tian, X; Yeung, NSS; Hu, HB
Source Fiber Society's Spring 2018 Conference, Tokyo, Japan, 12-14 June, 2018
Type Conference Paper

Color prediction of yarn-dyed woven fabrics Chae, Y; Xin, J ; Hua, T
Source Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles, 2014, v. 38, no. 3, p. 347-354
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Development of uni-stretch woven fabrics with zero and negative Poisson’s ratio Zulifqar A. ; Hua T. ; Hu H.
Source Textile research journal, 2017
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Study on properties of elastic core-spun yarns containing a mix of spandex and PET/PTT bi-component filament as core Hua, T ; Wong, NS ; Tang, WM
Source Textile research journal, 2018, v. 88, no. 9, p. 1065-1076
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Color attributes of colored-yarn mixed woven fabrics made of raw-white warps and multicolored wefts and based on weft-backed structures Hua, T ; Tang, LY ; Chiu, WY ; Tian, X
Source Polymers, 2018, v. 10, no. 2, 146
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Design of novel wearable, stretchable, and waterproof cable-type supercapacitors based on high-performance Nickel Cobalt sulﬁde-coated etching-annealed yarn electrodes Chen, Yuejiao ; Xu, Bingang ; Wen, Jianfeng ; Gong, Jianliang ; Hua, Tao ; Kan, Chi-Wai ; Deng, Jiwei
Source Small, 2018, v. 14, no. 21, 1704373
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Fiber-Based Thermoelectric Generators: Materials, Device Structures, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications Zhang, LS ; Lin, SP ; Hua, T ; Huang, BL; Liu, SR ; Tao, XM
Source Advanced energy materials, 2018, v. 8, no. 5, 1700524
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Wearable strain sensing textile based on one-dimensional stretchable and weavable yarn sensors LI, X ; Hu, H ; Hua, T ; Xu, B ; Jiang, S
Source Nano research, 2018, p. 1-13
Type Journal/Magazine Article

How Rasch analysis enriches academic analytics : a case study of a university English course Foung, D ; Chen, J
Source Presented at the International Conference on Open and Innovative Education (ICOIE) 2017, Open University Hong Kong, 13 July 2017
Type Presentation

Adopting learning analytics to enrich regular curriculum review and enhancement : a case study of a university English programme in Asia Foung, D ; Armatas, C
Source Presented at the 8th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK18) , Sydney, NSW, Australia, 8 March 2018
Type Presentation

Curriculum review beyond regular QA : PolyU’s language & curriculum requirement Nixon, C; Foung, D ; Lin, L
Source Presented at the Continuing Professional Development Symposium for Hong Kong University Language Centres, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 30 May 2018
Type Presentation

Learning about profitability growth and expected stock returns Chen, TF ; Wei, C; Wei, KC
Source China International Conference in Finance (CICF) Annual Conference, Xiamen, China, 7-10 July, 2016c
Type Conference Paper

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The impact of subordinates' professionalism on leadership effectiveness in the construction industry Chan, Tak-shing Antony
Type Thesis

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Effect of high temperatures on normal strength concrete and high performance concrete containing steel fibers Lau, Alan
Type Thesis

14,944

Torsional behavior of short-staple Torque-Balanced Singles ring spun yarns and spirality of resultant knitted fabrics Yang, Kun
Type Thesis

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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
Type Journal/Magazine Article

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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
Type Journal/Magazine Article

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Total quality management and organizational performance : a marketing perspective Lai, Kee-hung
Type Thesis

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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
Type Thesis

9,105

Entrepreneurial competencies and the performance of small and medium enterprises in the Hong Kong services sector Man, Wing-yan Thomas
Type Thesis

8,647

Street furniture design principles and implementations : case studies of street furniture design in densely populated old urban areas Wan, Pak-hong
Type Thesis

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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
Type Journal/Magazine Article

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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
Type Journal/Magazine Article

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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
Type Journal/Magazine Article

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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
Type Journal/Magazine Article

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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
Type Journal/Magazine Article

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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

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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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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
Type Journal/Magazine Article