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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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Character teaching for young Korean learners of Chinese as a foreign language : implications of research on how native Chinese children learn to read Shin, SY; Kim, SA
Source Han-character and classical written language education (漢字漢文教育 / 한국한자한문교육학회), 2017, v. 42, p. 139-163
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Korean language and culture education at universities in Hong Kong : curricula with an example Kim, SA
Source Journal of Ewha Korean language and literature (梨花語文論集 / Ihwa ŏmun nonjip / 이화어문논집), 2017, v. 42, p. 5-32
Type Journal/Magazine Article

The factors contributing to construction accidents in Pakistan : their prioritization using the Delphi technique Zahoor, H ; Chan, APC ; Gao, R ; Utama, WP
Source Engineering, construction and architectural management, 2017, v. 24, no. 3, p. 463-485
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Modeling the relationship between safety climate and safety performance in a developing construction industry : a cross-cultural validation study Zahoor, H ; Chan, APC ; Utama, WP ; Gao, R ; Zafar, I
Source International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017, v. 14, no. 4, 351, p. 1-19
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Determinants of safety climate for building projects : SEM-based cross-validation study Zahoor, H ; Chan, APC ; Utama, WP ; Gao, R ; Memon, SA
Source Journal of construction engineering and management, June 2017, v. 143, no. 6, 05017005, p. 1-12
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Comparison of heat strain recovery in different anti-heat stress clothing ensembles after work to exhaustion Zhao, YJ ; Yi, W ; Chan, APC ; Chan, DWM
Source Journal of thermal biology, accepted for publication
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Youth-at-risk of socio-economic exclusion, information and communication technology (ICT), and case management practice in Hong Kong Chan, CT ; Ho, SCY
Source In MJ Holosko (Ed.), Social work case management : case studies from the frontlines, p. 223-233. Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc, 2017
Type Book Chapter

[Editorials] The journal of technology in human services turns a new page Goldkind, L; Chan, CT
Source Journal of technology in human services, 2017, p. 1-6, doi:10.1080/15228835.2017.1356996
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Using online methods to develop and examine the Hong Kong Chinese translation of the dissociative experiences scale Chan, CT ; Fung, HW ; Choi, TM; Ross, CA
Source Journal of evidence-informed social work, 2017, v. 14, no. 2, p. 70-85
Type Journal/Magazine Article

From the kitchen to social media and beyond : chefs utilize social media for culinary tourism inspiration Baldwin, Watson
Source Hong Kong 2017 : the 3rd Global Tourism & Hospitality Conference, Innovation Research Education, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hotel ICON, Hong Kong, 5-7 June 2017, GTHC3326, 963-969 (E-Proceedings)
Type Conference Paper

Discontinuation of orthokeratology on eyeball elongation (DOEE) Cho, P ; Cheung, SW
Source Contact lens and anterior eye, 2017, v. 40, no. 2, p. 82-87
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Destination neurogenetics : creation of destination meme maps of tourists Atadil, HA; Sirakaya-Turk, E; Baloglu, S; Kirillova, K
Source Journal of business research, 2017, v. 74, p. 154-161
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Design and optimization of 32-core rod/trench assisted square-lattice structured single-mode multi-core fiber Xie, XQ; Tu, JJ ; Zhou, X ; Long, KP; Saitoh, K
Source Optics express, 2017, v. 25, no. 5, p. 5119-5132
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Design and analysis of a new high precision decoupled XY compact parallel micromanipulator Chen, XG; Li, YM
Source Micromachines, 2017, v. 8, no. 3, 82
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Delivery efficiency and supplier performance evaluation in China's e-retailing industry Shi, Y; Yang, ZF; Yan, H ; Tian, X
Source Journal of systems science and complexity, 2017, v. 30, no. 2, p. 392-410
Type Journal/Magazine Article

C-terminal truncated hepatitis B virus X protein regulates tumorigenicity, self-renewal and drug resistance via STAT3/Nanog signaling pathway Ching, RHH; Sze, KMF; Lau, EYT; Chiu, YT; Lee, JMF; Ng, IOL; Lee, TKW
Source Oncotarget, 2017, v. 8, no. 14, p. 23507-23516
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Crystallographic snapshots of Class A beta-Lactamase catalysis reveal structural changes that facilitate beta-Lactam hydrolysis Pan, XH ; He, YJ ; Lei, JP; Huang, XH; Zhao, YX
Source Journal of biological chemistry, 2017, v. 292, no. 10, p. 4022-4033
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Cross-sectional study on Chinese secondary school students' epistemic beliefs and fallacy identification Lee, WWS; Chan, VCW
Source Asia-Pacific education researcher, 2017, v. 26, no. 1-2, p. 11-19
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Controlling the orientations of h-BN during growth on transition metals by chemical vapor deposition Zhao, RQ; Zhao, XL; Liu, ZR; Ding, F ; Liu, ZF
Source Nanoscale, 2017, v. 9, no. 10, p. 3561-3567
Type Journal/Magazine Article

Concrete cover separation in FRP-plated RC beams : mitigation using FRP U-jackets Fu, B ; Teng, JG ; Chen, JF; Chen, GM; Guo, YC
Source Journal of composites for construction, 2017, v. 21, no. 2, 04016077
Type Journal/Magazine Article

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The impact of subordinates' professionalism on leadership effectiveness in the construction industry Chan, Tak-shing Antony
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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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Effect of high temperatures on normal strength concrete and high performance concrete containing steel fibers Lau, Alan
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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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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 developmental eye movement test and its application to Cantonese-speaking children Pang, Chi-kong Peter
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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Recoverable catalysts for asymmetric organic synthesis Fan, QH; Li, YM; Chan, ASC
Source Chemical reviews, 2002, v. 102, no. 10, p. 3385-3466
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