item: #1 of 99 id: cord-000266-xwfptmmv author: Liao, Qiuyan title: Situational Awareness and Health Protective Responses to Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional Study date: 2010-10-12 words: 7135 flesch: 40 summary: This suggests that these two items measure different aspects of social information. If mixed social messages occur signalling uncertainty then the utility of social information will fall. keywords: distancing; efficacy; h1n1; hand; health; influenza; information; model; self; social; trust; worry cache: cord-000266-xwfptmmv.txt plain text: cord-000266-xwfptmmv.txt item: #2 of 99 id: cord-000279-pdjsy9a0 author: Chan, Joseph title: Network Analysis of Global Influenza Spread date: 2010-11-18 words: 5642 flesch: 46 summary: Similar clustering of H1N1 NA sequences by climate zone reproduced tropical transmission to the rest of the world. Consequently, we considered NA to be more suitable for comparison between H3N2 and H1N1 and HA to be a background signal to assess the effect of Hong Kong and China on global influenza transmission. keywords: analysis; events; figure; h1n1; h3n2; influenza; number; seeding; sequences; tropics cache: cord-000279-pdjsy9a0.txt plain text: cord-000279-pdjsy9a0.txt item: #3 of 99 id: cord-000326-a18rch1f author: Zhou, Jun-Wei title: Apolipoprotein M Gene (APOM) Polymorphism Modifies Metabolic and Disease Traits in Type 2 Diabetes date: 2011-02-24 words: 4847 flesch: 46 summary: One SNP (rs805264) with significant result (p,0.001) indicative of informative missingness (IM) was excluded for further T2D association analyses (Supplelmentary Table S2 ). Results presented by Han et al. from the study of a Northern Chinese cohort showed significant association between rs707922 T allele and increased risk of cerebral infraction (OR = 1.78, p = 0.000). keywords: apom; association; chinese; cholesterol; diabetes; gene; metabolic; patients; plasma; rs707922; snps; t2d; traits cache: cord-000326-a18rch1f.txt plain text: cord-000326-a18rch1f.txt item: #4 of 99 id: cord-000336-57es391o author: Liao, Qiuyan title: Factors Affecting Intention to Receive and Self-Reported Receipt of 2009 Pandemic (H1N1) Vaccine in Hong Kong: A Longitudinal Study date: 2011-03-11 words: 7654 flesch: 36 summary: [50] : vaccination history and anticipated regret respectively accounted for an additional 10.7% and 13.7% of total variance in influenza vaccination intention [50] . A meta-analysis of the experimental evidence Statistical power analysis for the behavioral sciences Social foundataions of thought and action: a social cognitive theory Implementation intentions: strong effects of simple plans Implementation intentions and goal achievement: a meta-analysis of effects and processes Augmenting the Theory of Planned Behavior: roles for anticipated regret and descriptive norms Acting on intentions: the role of anticipated regret Determinants of older adults' intentions to vaccinate against influenza: a theoretical application Determinants of influenza vaccination among healthcare workers Situational awareness and health protective responses to pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study Community psychological and behavioral responses through the first wave of 2009 pandemic (H1N1) in Hong Kong Power analysis and determination of sample size for covariance structure modeling Principles and practice of structural equation modeling A meta-analysis of Cronbach's coeffient alpha Efficacy of an extended theory of planned behaviour model for predicting caterers' hand hygiene practices Combining behavioral theories to predict recycling involvement An outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome: predictors of health behaviors and effect of community prevention measures in Hong Kong, China Psychosocial factors influencing the practice of preventive behaviors against the severe acute respiratory syndrome among older Chinese in Hong Kong Main tables of the 2006 population census. keywords: influenza; intention; pandemic; ph1n1; planning; regret; respondents; study; uptake; vaccination; vaccine cache: cord-000336-57es391o.txt plain text: cord-000336-57es391o.txt item: #5 of 99 id: cord-000617-8m7spnxj author: Kim, Jean H. title: Knowledge of Avian Influenza (H5N1) among Poultry Workers, Hong Kong, China date: 2011-12-17 words: 1492 flesch: 42 summary: Despite occupational risk for exposure to avian infl uenza (7, 8) , there have been few studies of poultry workers (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) . Similar to other regions (8) (9) (10) (11) , poultry workers in Hong Kong showed low risk perceptions for avian infl uenza, inadequate knowledge, and a wide range of compliance with preventive measures. keywords: infl; knowledge; poultry; uenza; workers cache: cord-000617-8m7spnxj.txt plain text: cord-000617-8m7spnxj.txt item: #6 of 99 id: cord-001521-l36f1gp7 author: None title: Oral and Poster Manuscripts date: 2011-04-08 words: 183853 flesch: 46 summary: The concept that swine are a mixing-vessel for the reassortment of influenza viruses and for the emergence of pandemic influenza viruses has been re-enforced by the emergence of the recent pandemic. This study was supported by Contract HHSN266200700005C from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Pigs have been considered as hypothetical 'mixing vessels' facilitating the genesis of pandemic influenza viruses. keywords: age; analysis; animals; antibodies; antibody; antiviral; assay; associated; avian; b viruses; b ⁄; balb ⁄; binding; c virus; c ⁄; cases; cells; challenge; children; control; cross; culture; data; days; detection; disease; dk ⁄; dose; effect; ferrets; figure; following; gene; group; h1n1 influenza; h1n1 pandemic; h1n1 virus; h5n1 infection; h5n1 viruses; h9n2; health; high; hong; hours; human h1n1; human influenza; humans; immunity; infected; infections; influenza antigenic; influenza c; influenza epidemic; influenza infection; influenza influenza; influenza neuraminidase; influenza outbreaks; influenza pandemic; influenza patients; influenza research; influenza samples; influenza season; influenza strains; influenza surveillance; influenza transmission; influenza vaccination; influenza vaccine; influenza virus; isolates; kong ⁄; laboratory; laiv; lg ⁄; like; low; lung; mallard ⁄; mdck; method; mg ⁄; mice; model; mutation; nasal; new; non; novel; number; observed; origin influenza; oseltamivir; patients; pcr; period; pigs; population; positive; post; potential; potsdam ⁄; protection; protein; public; rate; research; resistance; respiratory; response; results; risk; rna; samples; school; seasonal; sensitivity; sequence; serum; severe; specific; specimens; studies; study; subjects; subtype influenza; sw ⁄; swine influenza; swine viruses; system; t ⁄; table; test; time; treatment; type virus; vaccines; values; virus gene; virus infection; virus isolation; virus ns1; virus replication; virus strains; virus titers; virus transmission; virus vaccine; virus ⁄; viruses; wave; years; ⁄ brisbane; ⁄ california; ⁄ genoa; ⁄ h1n1; ⁄ h3n2; ⁄ h5n1; ⁄ hk; ⁄ hok; ⁄ lee; ⁄ leningrad; ⁄ ml; ⁄ netherlands; ⁄ ns1; ⁄ panama; ⁄ pr8; ⁄ vietnam cache: cord-001521-l36f1gp7.txt plain text: cord-001521-l36f1gp7.txt item: #7 of 99 id: cord-007423-1mchg5yg author: Zhao, Shi title: COVID-19 and gender-specific difference: Analysis of public surveillance data in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China, from January 10 to February 15, 2020 date: 2020-03-09 words: 918 flesch: 51 summary: The serial interval of male primary cases was 3.5 days (95% CI, 1.2−5.7) shorter than that of female primary cases, or 49.7% (95% CI, 15.3−70.1%) lower in percentage. To explore the temporal patterns and the gender-specific difference of serial intervals, we adopted two regression models. keywords: cases; interval; primary cache: cord-007423-1mchg5yg.txt plain text: cord-007423-1mchg5yg.txt item: #8 of 99 id: cord-016160-ugc7ce21 author: Ching, Frank title: Bird Flu, SARS and Beyond date: 2018-03-15 words: 19420 flesch: 59 summary: The Hong Kong University virologist said that his team had completed the genetic sequencing of the virus, isolated from Hong Kong patients. The Microbiology Department at Hong Kong University had had a head start, with specimens brought back to Hong Kong at the risk of their lives by Guan Yi and B.J. Zheng. keywords: china; department; disease; government; guangdong; h5n1; h7n9; health; hong kong; hospital; human; influenza; markets; new; outbreak; pandemic; patients; people; poultry; professor; research; sars; university; virus; viruses; world; yuen cache: cord-016160-ugc7ce21.txt plain text: cord-016160-ugc7ce21.txt item: #9 of 99 id: cord-016551-5vwgg8e6 author: Anis, Mohab title: Construction and Building Applications date: 2016-12-09 words: 4018 flesch: 48 summary: 3 M is the first company to earn the world's first patency in window films over four decades ago. Since it employs a diversity of building materials, nanomaterials can be employed to enhance the materials’ performances, durability, longevity and sustainability. keywords: building; cleaning; construction; cost; energy; hycrete; market; materials; nanotechnology; windows cache: cord-016551-5vwgg8e6.txt plain text: cord-016551-5vwgg8e6.txt item: #10 of 99 id: cord-017080-erbftqgh author: Lau, Stephen S.Y. title: Physical Environment of Tall Residential Buildings: The Case of Hong Kong date: 2010-12-12 words: 6606 flesch: 50 summary: The central part of both Hong Kong Island and Kowloon are hilly rising to a height of 3,050 m. Only 21.8% of Hong Kong land is built up, concentrating on the triangular tip of Kowloon and the coastal strip of northern Hong Kong Island. Drastic environmental implications such as living in busy urban centres with high air and noise pollution, poor lighting and ventilation in individual housing units, urban heat island and wind tunnel effects are observed in Hong Kong's high-rise building developments. keywords: air; buildings; environmental; hong; hong kong; kong; noise; quality; rise; spaces; study; use; ventilation; wind cache: cord-017080-erbftqgh.txt plain text: cord-017080-erbftqgh.txt item: #11 of 99 id: cord-017995-azqjvxtu author: Kwong, Kim-hung title: Spatial Components in Disease Modelling date: 2010 words: 3118 flesch: 42 summary: A model of SARS transmission by Riley et al. A previous study of SARS transmission in China also confirmed that modern public transport has a vital part in spreading contagious diseases like SARS [23] . keywords: disease; factors; hong; kong; population; sars; transmission cache: cord-017995-azqjvxtu.txt plain text: cord-017995-azqjvxtu.txt item: #12 of 99 id: cord-019032-vdiaexbw author: Kshetri, Nir title: China date: 2020 words: 19007 flesch: 63 summary: Mainland China's busiest port in 2012 was Ningbo-Zhoushan (handling 744Á0m. tonnes of cargo), followed by Shanghai (637Á4m. tonnes), Tianjin (477Á0 tonnes), Guangzhou (Canton) (435Á2m. tonnes) and Qingdao (406Á9m. tonnes). Population of largest cities in 2010: Shanghai, 20Á22m.; Beijing (Peking), 16Á45m.; Shenzhen, 10Á36m.; Guangzhou (Canton), 9Á70m.; Tianjin, 9Á29m.; Dongguan, 7Á27m.; Wuhan, 6Á84m.; Foshan, 6Á77m.; Chengdu, 6Á32m.; Chongqing, 6Á26m.; Nanjing, 5Á83m.; Shenyang, 5Á72m.; Xian, 5Á21m.; Hangzhou, 5Á16m.; Haerbin, 4Á60m.; Suzhou, 4Á08m.; Dalian, 3Á90m.; Zhengzhou, 3Á68m.; Shantou, 3Á64m.; Jinan, 3Á53m.; Qingdao, 3Á52m.; Changchun, 3Á41m.; Kunming, 3Á28m.; Changsha, 3Á19m.; Taiyuan, 3Á15m.; Xiamen, 3Á12m.; Hefei, 3Á10m.; Urumqi (Wulumuqi), 2Á85m.; Fuzhou, 2Á82m.; Shijiazhuang, 2Á77m.; Wuxi, 2Á76m.; Zhongshan, 2Á74m.; Wenzhou, 2Á69m.; Nanning, 2Á66m.; Ningbo, 2Á58m.; Guiyang, 2Á52m.; Lanzhou, 2Á44m.; Zibo, 2Á26m.; Changzhou, 2Á26m.; Nanchang, 2Á22m.; Xuzhou, 2Á21m.; Tangshan, 2Á13m. China has 56 ethnic groups. keywords: china; chinese; council; country; economic; economy; exports; foreign; gdp; government; growth; hong; hong kong; international; jan; july; kong; mainland; march; national; new; number; party; people; population; president; production; state; taiwan; tonnes; total; trade; usa; world; year; yuan cache: cord-019032-vdiaexbw.txt plain text: cord-019032-vdiaexbw.txt item: #13 of 99 id: cord-020756-d9f5fd7x author: de Jong, Menno Douwe title: Avian Influenza Viruses and Pandemic Influenza date: 2007 words: 15084 flesch: 31 summary: A viruses differ from human viruses by recognition of sialyloligosaccharides and gangliosides and by a higher conservation of the HA receptor-binding site The surface glycoproteins of H5 influenza viruses isolated from humans, chickens, and wild aquatic birds have distinguishable properties H9N2 influenza A viruses from poultry in Asia have human virus-like receptor specificity Human and avian influenza viruses target different cell types in cultures of human airway epithelium Transmissibility of 1918 pandemic influenza Clinical signs and symptoms predicting influenza infection Encephalitis and encephalopathy associated with an influenza epidemic in Japan Case-control study of risk factors for avian influenza A (H5N1) disease, Hong Kong Mutations in the hemagglutinin receptorbinding site can change the biological properties of an influenza virus Recent human influenza A (H1N1) viruses are closely related genetically to strains isolated in 1950 Human influenza virus hemagglutinin with high sensitivity to proteolytic activation Avian influenza and sialic acid receptors: more than meets the eye? Nonhomologous recombination between the hemagglutinin gene and the nucleoprotein gene of an influenza virus Influenza A pandemics of the 20th century with special reference to 1918: virology, pathology and epidemiology Virus-neutralizing antibodies of immunoglobulin G (IgG) but not of IgM or IgA isotypes can cure influenza virus pneumonia in SCID mice Functional anatomy of human lacrimal duct epithelium Human infection with influenza H9N2 Cocirculation of avian H9N2 and contemporary human H3N2 influenza A viruses in pigs in southeastern China: potential for genetic reassortment? Re-emergence of fatal human influenza A subtype H5N1 disease Molecular characterization of the complete genome of human influenza H5N1 virus isolates from Thailand Origin and evolution of the 1918 Spanish influenza virus hemagglutinin gene Evidence of an absence: the genetic origins of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus Pathogenesis of influenza A (H5N1) virus infection in a primate model Receptor determinants of human and animal influenza virus isolates: differences in receptor specificity of the H3 hemagglutinin based on species of origin Single amino acid substitutions in influenza haemagglutinin change receptor binding specificity Receptor binding properties of human and animal H1 influenza virus isolates Detection of antibody to avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in human serum by using a combination of serologic assays The polymerase complex genes contribute to the high virulence of the human H5NI influenza virus isolate A/Vietnam/1203/04 Host range recombinants of fowl plague (influenza A) virus Genetic relatedness between the new 1977 epidemic strains (H1N1) of influenza and human influenza strains isolated between 1947 and 1957 (H1N1) This is also suggested by the establishment of multiple geographically distinct sublineages of H5N1 influenza viruses in Asia . keywords: acid; avian; birds; cases; et al; gene; h5n1; h5n1 influenza; h5n1 viruses; hong; host; human; infection; influenza; influenza viruses; kong; outbreak; pandemic; pathogenic; poultry; strains; transmission; viruses cache: cord-020756-d9f5fd7x.txt plain text: cord-020756-d9f5fd7x.txt item: #14 of 99 id: cord-020769-elzkwyz0 author: Day, Brennan title: The new normal: lessons learned from SARS for corporations operating in emerging markets date: 2004-07-01 words: 6424 flesch: 51 summary: In a letter to journalists, when Beijing was saying that only 12 people in the city were infected with SARS, Dr Jiang disclosed that the true number of SARS patients was at least 100, including ten who had died. Encephalitis outbreak in mainland China Statistics are first casualty 1918 flu pandemic hit insurers hard Emerging Markets and International Development: Options for US Foreign Policy China isn't the only alluring partner for investors: despite worries, Southeast Asia still draws firms Doing Business in Emerging Markets: Entry and Negotiation Strategies Exercise in terror Municipal Affairs Minister David Young says he hopes Ottawa will 'rethink' its compensation offer for the province's SARS outbreak How Congress coped in the age of yellow fever Emerging markets of the global marketplace The SARS outbreak: cases flare in Taiwan; China gets draconian Sales take a holiday Airline woes: SARS take toll on Cara Masked peril Europe struggles to eradicate Avian flu outbreak Five rules for winning emerging market consumers Before disaster hits: a multifaceted approach to crisis management Emerging Markets: A Practical Guide for Corporations, Lenders, and Investors Infomart (2003), available at: www.infomart.ca/doss/doss_db_display.php?key ¼ corp/cfps International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank AIDS plants crop of death in Africa Many US firms fear SARS will hurt profits this quarter Beijing imposes new SARS curbs: city's theaters and cafés are shut down as China lists another 161 cases Epidemic disease since the Black Death Hong Kong worries about Bill to curb SARS reporting China's growth may fall below 7 percent: SARS causes drop in sales of electronic products, closing of stock exchanges Crisis Management: A Diagnostic Guide for Improving Your Organization's Crisis Preparedness SARS squeezes Asia's travel sector: industry study says virus may cost economies billions of dollars, millions of jobs Emerging Markets and International Development: Options for US Foreign Policy Infection rates might drop as spring temperatures rise The high cost of illness Nokia warns of lower sales, blaming economy and SARS The Big Emerging Markets: 1996 Outlook and Sourcebook Local health official continue to plan for crisis Cumulative number of reported probable cases of SARS China cool toward MD who told SARS truth: whistleblower treated both as a hero and political threat, writes Geoffrey York in Beijing keywords: business; china; countries; crisis; diseases; economies; growth; health; impact; markets; outbreak; percent; sars; world cache: cord-020769-elzkwyz0.txt plain text: cord-020769-elzkwyz0.txt item: #15 of 99 id: cord-021375-lca26xum author: Voelkner, Nadine title: Riding the Shi: From Infection Barriers to the Microbial City date: 2019-08-23 words: 9600 flesch: 42 summary: The article began by looking at the antimicrobial politics in Chinese postcolonial Hong Kong since the turn of the century. Culturally, Baehr found the mask culture, which arose during this time, a sign of an emerging social solidarity among Hong Kong people in which they paid tribute to a common good by meeting one's duty not to endanger the wider Hong Kong community. keywords: chinese; city; disease; health; hong; hong kong; human; hygiene; infection; kong; life; macphail; microbes; sars; urban; viruses cache: cord-021375-lca26xum.txt plain text: cord-021375-lca26xum.txt item: #16 of 99 id: cord-022158-32pe8ou0 author: Yuan, Chao title: Empirical Morphological Model to Evaluate Urban Wind Permeability in High-Density Cities date: 2018-01-16 words: 5772 flesch: 45 summary: The reliable evaluation of such aerodynamic characteristics of urban areas is significant in depicting and predicting urban wind behaviors (Grimmond and Oke 1999) . Stagnant air in urban areas has caused, among other issues, outdoor urban thermal comfort problems during the hot and humid summer months in Hong Kong. keywords: air; areas; building; environment; hong; kong; layer; urban; wind cache: cord-022158-32pe8ou0.txt plain text: cord-022158-32pe8ou0.txt item: #17 of 99 id: cord-023473-ofwdzu5t author: Tan, Wei‐Jiat title: Managing threats in the global era: The impact and response to SARS date: 2006-06-26 words: 8239 flesch: 46 summary: AIB Newsletter, Fourth Quarter Responding to new environmental uncertainties: Terrorism and SARS in the global business environment Deadly virus-The economic toll: Delayed deliveries, closed factories, and the spectre of recession Teleconference business up as SARS fuels demand Our future with SARS SARS test. National and International Perspectives United Nations Toward the flexible form: How to remain vital in hypercompetitive environments Executives in Singapore chafe at SARS-related travel bans China's handling of SARS virus concerns investors-New leadership's image suffers amid signs Beijing failed in crisis management keywords: asia; business; china; crisis; environment; events; firms; impact; management; planning; risk; sars; supply; uncertainty; world cache: cord-023473-ofwdzu5t.txt plain text: cord-023473-ofwdzu5t.txt item: #18 of 99 id: cord-023837-kenstpja author: None title: China date: 2019 words: 17769 flesch: 62 summary: Mainland China's busiest port in 2012 was Ningbo-Zhoushan (handling 744·0m. tonnes of cargo), followed by Shanghai (637·4m. tonnes), Tianjin (477·0 tonnes), Guangzhou (Canton) (435·2m. tonnes) and Qingdao (406·9m. tonnes). Mandarin in one form or another is spoken by 885m. people in China, or around 70% of the population of mainland China. keywords: china; chinese; economic; economy; foreign; gdp; government; growth; hong; hong kong; international; jan; july; kong; mainland; national; number; party; people; population; power; production; rate; republic; schools; state; taiwan; tonnes; total; usa; world; year; yuan cache: cord-023837-kenstpja.txt plain text: cord-023837-kenstpja.txt item: #19 of 99 id: cord-029338-r8vf6pqt author: Chun, Jack title: A Rawlsian Model of Land Justice for Hong Kong: The Controversy on the Development of the North New Territories date: 2020-04-29 words: 8910 flesch: 47 summary: According to the Basic Law, except for the military and foreign policies, Hong Kong government has the freedom to exercise its capitalist governance in line with the principle of One Country Two Systems for 50 years with no change to the lifestyles of people. One typical question, engendered by this problem, is whether the government led by the Chief Executive and other politically appointed high-rank officials can be seen to have the mandate from Hong Kong people or serve as the embodiment of the people's collective interests in general so that it can genuinely represent people's public reason with the political accountability to them. keywords: government; hong; hong kong; justice; kong; land; public; rawls; reason; stakeholders cache: cord-029338-r8vf6pqt.txt plain text: cord-029338-r8vf6pqt.txt item: #20 of 99 id: cord-034317-bhzctz87 author: Ngan, Olivia Miu Yung title: Evolution of bioethics education in the medical programme: a tale of two medical schools date: 2020-10-27 words: 4735 flesch: 31 summary: The importance of local relevance and resonance for bioethics education in the Asia Pacific region Pre-clinical Students' views on medical ethics education: A focus group study in Turkey Attitudes toward the use of quarantine in a public health emergency in four countries: The experiences of Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United States are instructive in assessing national responses to disease threats Learning needs in a medical curriculum in Hong Kong Respect for cultural diversity in bioethics is an ethical imperative Department of Information, Malaysia Government Medical ethics education in Turkey; state of play and challenges Training trainers in health and human rights: Implementing curriculum change in south African health sciences institutions Toward a culture of humanism: A proposal for the future of bioethics education in medicine Enhancing cross-cultural understandings of ethical issues in medical education Professional identity formation: Creating a longitudinal framework through TIME (transformation in medical education) Regression of moral reasoning during medical education: Combined design study to evaluate the effect of clinical study years Influenza vaccination among Malaysian healthcare workers: A survey of coverage and attitudes Medical students and professionalism -do The UNESCO Bioethics Programme: A review Professionalism education: The medical student response An international survey of medical ethics curricula in Asia A conceptual framework for training of trainers (ToT) interventions in global health Ethics education should make room for emotions: A qualitative study of medical ethics teaching in Indonesia and the Netherlands Cultural considerations in forgoing enteral feeding: A comparison between the Hong Kong Chinese, north American, and Malaysian Islamic patients with advanced dementia at the endof-life Must we remain blind to undergraduate medical ethics education in Africa? keywords: bioethics; curriculum; education; health; hong; kong; medical; medicine; students; teaching; training cache: cord-034317-bhzctz87.txt plain text: cord-034317-bhzctz87.txt item: #21 of 99 id: cord-253111-n5ywei4t author: Keck, Frédéric title: Avian preparedness: simulations of bird diseases and reverse scenarios of extinction in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore date: 2018-04-14 words: 9697 flesch: 44 summary: Gavin had first analysed the genome of fungi, then of the SARS coronavirus, then of bird flu viruses. key: cord-253111-n5ywei4t authors: Keck, Frédéric title: Avian preparedness: simulations of bird diseases and reverse scenarios of extinction in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore date: 2018-04-14 journal: J R Anthropol Inst DOI: 10.1111/1467-9655.12813 sha: doc_id: 253111 cord_uid: n5ywei4t This article describes relations between humans, animals, artefacts, and pathogens in simulations of disasters, taking bird diseases in three Chinese sentinel posts as ethnographic cases. keywords: actors; animals; birds; diseases; exercise; gavin; health; hong; hong kong; humans; influenza; kong; pandemic; public; relations; ritual; simulations; singapore; taiwan; techniques; viruses cache: cord-253111-n5ywei4t.txt plain text: cord-253111-n5ywei4t.txt item: #22 of 99 id: cord-254340-e1x0z3rh author: Cruz, Christian Joy Pattawi title: Exploring the young demographic profile of COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong: Evidence from migration and travel history data date: 2020-06-26 words: 4969 flesch: 57 summary: Analysis of the travel histories of Hong Kong cases suggests that the majority of imported cases in the 15-24 age group may be Hong Kong residents who are studying or working abroad. By doing so, we highlight the importance of returnee Hong Kong residents from overseas hotspots on the relatively young age structure of confirmed cases during the second wave in March 2020. keywords: age; care; cases; covid-19; data; hong; hong kong; kong; population; travel cache: cord-254340-e1x0z3rh.txt plain text: cord-254340-e1x0z3rh.txt item: #23 of 99 id: cord-255284-ffh1jl40 author: Guery, B title: Syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère date: 2003-06-30 words: 2811 flesch: 57 summary: Cette hypothèse était étayée par la survenue de cas, mortels, de grippe aviaire à Hong Kong le 17 février. De novembre 2002 à février 2003, dans la province de Guangdong (sud de la Chine), 305 cas de pneumonies étaient signalés. keywords: cas; coronavirus; dans; des; est; les; patients; sars; syndrome; une; été cache: cord-255284-ffh1jl40.txt plain text: cord-255284-ffh1jl40.txt item: #24 of 99 id: cord-256163-62cc135r author: Laurie Lau, Yiu Chung title: Cybercrime in cloud: Risks and responses in Hong Kong, Singapore date: 2015-06-05 words: 8453 flesch: 47 summary: According to Hong Kong authorities, in the first 6 months of 2014 the number of people arrested who are younger than 22 has risen by 67% compared to the same period in 2013. In the intermittent period between the 1950s and the early 1980s, Hong Kong was labeled a sweat-shop for the world's light manufactured goods, but with the open-door policy introduced by Communist China in 1978, Hong Kong industrialization came to an abrupt end in the early 1980s. keywords: asia; cloud; cloud computing; computing; crime; data; economy; government; hong; hong kong; kong; law; phone; police; singapore; smart; technology cache: cord-256163-62cc135r.txt plain text: cord-256163-62cc135r.txt item: #25 of 99 id: cord-258307-nsdhvc8w author: Maki, Dennis G. title: SARS Revisited: The Challenge of Controlling Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Local, Regional, Federal, and Global Levels date: 2011-10-20 words: 5024 flesch: 35 summary: [20] [21] [22] Because SARS is such a unique human viral infection and induces such an unusually severe systemic inflammatory response, 18, 19 it will be important to closely follow survivors of severe SARS for considerably longer to be certain that latently expressed progressive pulmonary fibrosis does not occur. Whereas uncontrolled studies of treated cohorts in Asia have suggested that using moderate doses of corticosteroids, 1 to 2 mg/kg of a prednisone-equivalent daily, at the first evidence of severe SARS, specifically hypoxemia, may improve survival, 59,61,62 corticosteroid therapy for SARS has had serious adverse effects, 63 and a single randomized trial of preemptive pulse corticosteroid therapy did not show benefit. keywords: avian; control; cov; health; human; influenza; outbreak; patients; sars; spread; syndrome; virus cache: cord-258307-nsdhvc8w.txt plain text: cord-258307-nsdhvc8w.txt item: #26 of 99 id: cord-260438-oezkz55m author: Tung, W.L. title: Financial volatility trading using a self-organising neural-fuzzy semantic network and option straddle-based approach date: 2010-08-20 words: 16287 flesch: 49 summary: key: cord-260438-oezkz55m authors: Tung, W.L.; Quek, C. title: Financial volatility trading using a self-organising neural-fuzzy semantic network and option straddle-based approach date: 2010-08-20 journal: Following this, financial volatility trading is the capitalization of the uncertainties of the financial markets to realize investment profits in times of rising, falling and side-way market conditions. keywords: data; efsm; fuzzy; hsi; human; macd; market; model; modeling; neural; option; price; rule; series; set; stock; straddle trading; time; trading; trading rule; trading system; training; volatility; volatility trading cache: cord-260438-oezkz55m.txt plain text: cord-260438-oezkz55m.txt item: #27 of 99 id: cord-260503-yq4dtf8n author: SAMARANAYAKE, LAKSHMAN P. title: Severe acute respiratory syndrome and dentistry A retrospective view date: 2004-09-30 words: 6841 flesch: 51 summary: The following are general criteria for laboratory confirmation of SARS-CoV: dDetection of serum antibody to SARS-CoV by a test validated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC (for example, enzyme immunoassay); or dIsolation in cell culture of SARS-CoV from a clinical specimen; or dDetection of SARS-CoV RNA by a reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test validated by CDC and with subsequent confirmation in a reference laboratory (for example, CDC) dProbable case: meets the clinical criteria for severe respiratory illness of unknown etiology and epidemiologic criteria for exposure; laboratory criteria confirmed or undetermined dSuspect case: meets the clinical criteria for moderate respiratory illness of unknown etiology and epidemiologic criteria for exposure; laboratory criteria confirmed or undetermined A case may be excluded as a suspect or probable SARS case if: dAn alternative diagnosis can fully explain the illness; dThe case has a convalescent-phase serum sample (that is, obtained > 28 days after symptom onset), which is negative for antibodies to SARS-CoV; dThe case was reported on the basis of contact with an index case that was subsequently excluded as a case of SARS, provided other possible epidemiologic exposure criteria are not present * Adapted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 260503 cord_uid: yq4dtf8n ABSTRACT Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, which has created panic in Asia and in some parts of North America, is the first epidemic of the new century. keywords: care; control; coronavirus; cov; dental; disease; hand; health; infection; patients; sars; transmission; virus cache: cord-260503-yq4dtf8n.txt plain text: cord-260503-yq4dtf8n.txt item: #28 of 99 id: cord-261025-y49su5uc author: Sampathkumar, Priya title: SARS: Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation, Management, and Infection Control Measures date: 2003-07-31 words: 3955 flesch: 46 summary: Specific instructions for collecting specimens from suspected SARS patients are available from the CDC. In all series of SARS cases described to date, therapy has involved broad-spectrum antibiotics, including a fluoroquinolone or macrolide. keywords: disease; fever; health; patients; sars; severe; symptoms; syndrome; transmission cache: cord-261025-y49su5uc.txt plain text: cord-261025-y49su5uc.txt item: #29 of 99 id: cord-262545-bs8p50ig author: Luk, Andrea O. Y. title: Secular trends in incidence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Hong Kong: A retrospective cohort study date: 2020-02-20 words: 6137 flesch: 54 summary: However, diabetes types were not differentiated, and trends among the paediatric population were not explored. The separation of diabetes types is not reliable based on coding alone in administrative databases. keywords: age; cases; diabetes; hong; incidence; kong; people; person; type; years cache: cord-262545-bs8p50ig.txt plain text: cord-262545-bs8p50ig.txt item: #30 of 99 id: cord-263941-afxh7rks author: Yip, Paul title: A decomposition analysis to examine the change in the number of recipients in the comprehensive social security assistance (CSSA) system date: 2020-10-27 words: 4515 flesch: 53 summary: The decomposition can be simplified as below: The R , Q and P effects sum up to give the change in the arrival number and removal number, thus giving the rate of change of CSSA population size. k Age group; t Year: equals 1 for 2014 and 2 for 2018; � p kt arrival rate of non-CSSA population within group k in year t q kt removal rate of CSSA population within group k in year t N kt net change in number of CSSA population within group k in year t keywords: age; cssa; hong; hong kong; kong; number; population; recipients cache: cord-263941-afxh7rks.txt plain text: cord-263941-afxh7rks.txt item: #31 of 99 id: cord-268789-9b4quuqx author: Zhou, Y. title: Seroprevalence of antibody to pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 among healthcare workers after the first wave in Hong Kong date: 2011-08-31 words: 2632 flesch: 47 summary: Among unvaccinated HCWs, 85% of HCWs who had pandemic influenza antibody titre ! The Hong Kong government provided pH1N1 vaccine (Sanofi Pasteur) for five target groups including HCWs starting 21 December 2009, and about 10% of local HCWs had received influenza vaccine by March 2010. keywords: antibody; hcws; infection; ph1n1; titre cache: cord-268789-9b4quuqx.txt plain text: cord-268789-9b4quuqx.txt item: #32 of 99 id: cord-269213-tsm6zoe3 author: Slaughter, Laura title: A framework for capturing the interactions between laypersons’ understanding of disease, information gathering behaviors, and actions taken during an epidemic date: 2005-01-30 words: 8442 flesch: 49 summary: Within the domain of health information seeking, the models that relate to a gap in knowledge alone were found to be insufficient because they focus exclusively on rational processes. Case report On user studies and information needs Communication for health and behavior change: A developing country perspective Question-negotiation and information seeking in libraries Ask for information retrieval Models in information behaviour research EMR: Re-engineering the organization of health information Reasoning about childhood nutritional deficiencies by mothers in rural India: keywords: actions; analysis; data; epidemic; events; information; narrative; outbreak; participants; people; sars; time; understanding cache: cord-269213-tsm6zoe3.txt plain text: cord-269213-tsm6zoe3.txt item: #33 of 99 id: cord-269612-pmzdovna author: Pennington, Hugh title: Politics, media and microbiologists date: 2004 words: 3829 flesch: 48 summary: Pandemics with significantly lower mortalities occurred in 1957 (Asian flu, subtype H2N2), 1968 (Hong Kong flu, subtype H3N2) and 1977 (Russian flu, subtype H1N1) (TABLE 1). In Singapore, 206 (76%) SARS cases were nosocomially Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) took everybody by surprise. keywords: cases; disease; hong; influenza; kong; lessons; outbreak; report; sars; virus cache: cord-269612-pmzdovna.txt plain text: cord-269612-pmzdovna.txt item: #34 of 99 id: cord-269973-sntnmqqd author: To, Kelvin Kai-Wang title: Unique SARS-CoV-2 clusters causing a large COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong date: 2020-08-05 words: 1862 flesch: 55 summary: All the genomes from cases imported from the Philippines did not contain nsp3 A85V or NP A12G that define cluster HK1, while those from Kazakhstan lack the mutation C28269T that define cluster HK2. However, resurgence of COVID-19 cases has been seen in many parts of the world after the relaxation of these social distancing measures. keywords: cases; cluster; covid-19 cache: cord-269973-sntnmqqd.txt plain text: cord-269973-sntnmqqd.txt item: #35 of 99 id: cord-270278-d61n3v90 author: Choi, S.M.Y. title: Enhancing legal preparedness for the prevention and control of infectious diseases: Experience from severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong date: 2009-03-31 words: 4225 flesch: 41 summary: It appears that, in general, public health emergency powers focus mainly on control and management of property and information, rather than on individuals. A further protection against abuse of powers is that any exercise of power under public health legislation or any exercise of discretionary power will be subject to judicial review. keywords: control; disease; health; legislation; powers; public; sars cache: cord-270278-d61n3v90.txt plain text: cord-270278-d61n3v90.txt item: #36 of 99 id: cord-272207-jtvf257r author: Liao, Qiuyan title: Anxiety, worry and cognitive risk estimate in relation to protective behaviors during the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 pandemic in Hong Kong: ten cross-sectional surveys date: 2014-03-27 words: 4991 flesch: 30 summary: Associations between cognitive risk perception measures and protective action were quite inconsistent across the ten selected surveys in this study. In the early epidemic stage when uncertainty about the epidemic characteristics, treatment and prevention is higher, affective responses may be optimal for guiding behavioral change [6, 9, 10] but cognitive risk responses should increasingly drive behavior as the epidemic evolves. keywords: associations; behaviors; cognitive; epidemic; h1n1; measures; risk; surveys cache: cord-272207-jtvf257r.txt plain text: cord-272207-jtvf257r.txt item: #37 of 99 id: cord-272526-2fgtjouu author: Hutton, Thomas A title: Service industries, globalization, and urban restructuring within the Asia-Pacific: new development trajectories and planning responses date: 2003-05-30 words: 30175 flesch: 12 summary: Stages of urban service industry development within the Asia-Pacific The preceding narrative described important distinctions in the broader tertiarization experiences as observed within the old Atlantic core and the new core of the Pacific realm. This should include research on the 'New Economy' industries and cultural and creative activities which comprise the most recent phase of urban service industry development. keywords: advanced; asia; atlantic; central; centres; cities; city; core; development; economic; economies; economy; employment; global; growth; hong; industry; international; kong; manufacturing; metropolitan; new; pacific; pacific cities; pacific city; planning; policies; policy; production; regions; restructuring; sector; service industries; services; services growth; services production; singapore; technology; tertiarization; transformation; urban; vancouver cache: cord-272526-2fgtjouu.txt plain text: cord-272526-2fgtjouu.txt item: #38 of 99 id: cord-273638-mmlwh87u author: Tso, Ivy F. title: Alarming levels of psychiatric symptoms and the role of loneliness during the COVID-19 epidemic: A case study of Hong Kong date: 2020-08-23 words: 4393 flesch: 44 summary: key: cord-273638-mmlwh87u authors: Tso, Ivy F.; Park, Sohee title: Alarming levels of psychiatric symptoms and the role of loneliness during the COVID-19 epidemic: A case study of Hong Kong date: 2020-08-23 journal: Psychiatry Res DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113423 sha: doc_id: 273638 cord_uid: mmlwh87u Public health strategies to curb the spread of the coronavirus involve sheltering at home and social distancing are effective in reducing the transmission rate, but the unintended consequences of prolonged social isolation on mental health have not been investigated. Thus, Hong Kong is a model case for the population-wide practice of effective social distancing and provides an opportunity to examine the impact of loneliness on mental health during the COVID-19. keywords: covid-19; health; hong; kong; loneliness; respondents; social cache: cord-273638-mmlwh87u.txt plain text: cord-273638-mmlwh87u.txt item: #39 of 99 id: cord-274156-c0c4rjfa author: Chau, J.P.C. title: Infection control practices among hospital health and support workers in Hong Kong date: 2010-08-31 words: 3105 flesch: 44 summary: key: cord-274156-c0c4rjfa authors: Chau, J.P.C.; Thompson, D. R.; Lee, D.T.F.; Twinn, S. title: Infection control practices among hospital health and support workers in Hong Kong date: 2010-08-31 journal: Journal of Hospital Infection DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.10.014 sha: doc_id: 274156 cord_uid: c0c4rjfa Summary A report by the Hong Kong government noted that hospital infection control standards were inadequate, requiring audit, development and implementation. The SARS Expert Committee in Hong Kong found that hospital infection control standards were inadequate and in need of audit, development and implementation and that hospital staff needed training in infection control measures. keywords: compliance; control; equipment; hospital; infection; patient; workers cache: cord-274156-c0c4rjfa.txt plain text: cord-274156-c0c4rjfa.txt item: #40 of 99 id: cord-274306-cxvnv8dy author: Chastel, C. title: Émergence de virus nouveaux en Asie : les changements climatiques sont-ils en cause ? date: 2004-11-30 words: 4565 flesch: 60 summary: Ce succès ouvrait la voie à la mise au point de tests diagnostiques fiables, de vaccins, d'antiviraux et à la compréhension de la pathogénie du SRAS. Depuis l'extermination des porcs infectés, on a plus signalé de cas d'encéphalite à virus Nipah, mais il convient de rester vigilant car les roussettes et les porcs sont très nombreux dans tout le Sud-est asiatique. keywords: chez; chine; dans; des; est; h5n1; hong; kong; les; nipah; par; pour; que; sont; une; virus; été cache: cord-274306-cxvnv8dy.txt plain text: cord-274306-cxvnv8dy.txt item: #41 of 99 id: cord-275708-17cz3agx author: Babyn, Paul S. title: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): chest radiographic features in children date: 2003-11-18 words: 5766 flesch: 44 summary: Forty-one patients (66.1%) were in close contact with other probable, suspect, or quarantined cases; 10 patients (16.1%) had recently traveled to WHO-designated affected areas within 10 days; and 7 patients (11.2%) were transferred from other hospitals that had SARS patients. Forty-one patients (66.1%) were in close contact with other probable, suspect, or quarantined cases; 10 patients (16.1%) had recently traveled to WHO-designated affected areas within 10 days; and 7 patients (11.2%) were transferred from other hospitals that had SARS patients. keywords: cases; children; contact; disease; findings; hong; kong; patients; sars; syndrome cache: cord-275708-17cz3agx.txt plain text: cord-275708-17cz3agx.txt item: #42 of 99 id: cord-276325-l26sdtxf author: Jheon, Sanghoon title: General thoracic surgery services across Asia during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-05-12 words: 4635 flesch: 50 summary: Since the first cluster outbreak associated with the Shincheonji occurred at Daegu on February 20, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has surged. This included: rapid deployment of five kinds of rapid test kit for SARS-CoV-2; provision of these diagnostic tests for free or at a low price; smartphone alerts about the movements of confirmed cases, allowing people to see how close they were to coronavirus patients; testing of all people who were exposed to confirmed COVID-19 patients and instructing them to self-isolate for two weeks; drivethrough coronavirus testing sites to help diagnose patients and keep them from infecting others in hospital waiting rooms; provision of extra medical supplies, army doctors, and medical volunteers to the epicenter of the outbreak in Daegu; and introducing a social distancing campaign. keywords: cases; covid-19; hospitals; number; outbreak; patients; services; surgery; thoracic cache: cord-276325-l26sdtxf.txt plain text: cord-276325-l26sdtxf.txt item: #43 of 99 id: cord-276820-l7bd5y8y author: So, Winnie K.W. title: The knowledge level and precautionary measures taken by older adults during the SARS outbreak in Hong Kong date: 2004-11-30 words: 4510 flesch: 51 summary: The perceptions of older adults in one district in Hong Kong about SARS transmission routes, the likelihood of contracting and the precautionary measures taken to prevent transmission of SARS were explored. It has infected over 8000 people and caused more than 900 deaths (Hong Kong SARS Expert Committee (HKSARSEC), 2003) . keywords: adults; health; hong; kong; measures; participants; sars; transmission cache: cord-276820-l7bd5y8y.txt plain text: cord-276820-l7bd5y8y.txt item: #44 of 99 id: cord-283537-49ic7p3u author: Chong, Ka Chun title: Identifying Meteorological Drivers for the Seasonal Variations of Influenza Infections in a Subtropical City — Hong Kong date: 2015-01-28 words: 4625 flesch: 39 summary: Seasonal Influenza: Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Influenza Finding the real case-fatality rate of H5N1 avian influenza Seasonal influenza in the United States, France, and Australia: Transmission and prospects for control Model Selection and Multimodel Inference: A Practical Information-Theoretic Approach Modeling and predicting seasonal influenza transmission in warm regions using climatological parameters Influenza virus transmission is dependent on relative humidity and temperature Influenza seasonality: Underlying causes and modeling theories Hospital admissions as a function of temperature, other weather phenomena and pollution levels in an urban setting in China Associations between mortality and meteorological and pollutant variables during the cool season in two Asian cities with sub-tropical climates: Hong Kong and Taipei Absolute humidity modulates influenza survival, transmission, and seasonality High temperature (30 ºC) blocks aerosol but not contact transmission of influenza virus Meteorological parameters as predictors for seasonal influenza Identification of the drivers will help to improve the understanding of influenza transmission and to alert officials to implement preemptive control measures for seasonal influenza. keywords: data; hong; humidity; influenza; kong; model; temperature; transmission; variations cache: cord-283537-49ic7p3u.txt plain text: cord-283537-49ic7p3u.txt item: #45 of 99 id: cord-284028-l0r7f9sr author: Lee, Chi-Wei title: A loophole in international quarantine procedures disclosed during the SARS crisis date: 2004-12-30 words: 2798 flesch: 41 summary: Records from at the Emergency Department of E-Da Hospital, in Southern Taiwan, of patients suffering from symptoms of respiratory tract infection who had departed recently from SARS areas from March 19, 2003 onwards were analyzed. key: cord-284028-l0r7f9sr authors: Lee, Chi-Wei; Tsai, Yen-Shuo; Wong, Tai-Wai; Lau, Chor-Chiu title: A loophole in international quarantine procedures disclosed during the SARS crisis date: 2004-12-30 journal: keywords: diseases; health; hong; kong; quarantine; sars; spread cache: cord-284028-l0r7f9sr.txt plain text: cord-284028-l0r7f9sr.txt item: #46 of 99 id: cord-286014-cc99e24x author: Jang, T.-N title: Severe acute respiratory syndrome in Taiwan: analysis of epidemiological characteristics in 29 cases date: 2003-11-05 words: 3031 flesch: 51 summary: Among the patients, 10 (34.5%) had been to hospitals with known SARS outbreak, 6 (20.7%) were healthcare workers, 4 (13.8%) were household contacts, 4 (13.8%) were unknown, 3 (10.3%) had recently traveled to mainland China or Hong Kong, and 2 (6.9%) had social contact with SARS patients. However, when seven cases of SARS were reported among healthcare workers at Hospital A on April 22, 2003 , the incidence of SARS cases in Taiwan increased dramatically. keywords: cases; hospital; outbreak; patients; sars; syndrome; taiwan cache: cord-286014-cc99e24x.txt plain text: cord-286014-cc99e24x.txt item: #47 of 99 id: cord-286234-qiesaz5i author: Chan, Sandra S. title: Outcomes of a Two-Tiered Multifaceted Elderly Suicide Prevention Program in a Hong Kong Chinese Community date: 2011-02-28 words: 4514 flesch: 44 summary: A significant fall in suicide rates at the population level among women aged 65-84 years was seen in the preintervention phase against the background that suicide rate was on a steep rise in people younger than 65 years. As a secondary objective, we evaluate the possible effect of ESPP on elderly suicide rates at the population level by examining the trends of suicide rates in older adults in the pre-and postintervention periods in Hong Kong. keywords: adults; attempt; care; espp; group; preintervention; rates; risk; suicide; years cache: cord-286234-qiesaz5i.txt plain text: cord-286234-qiesaz5i.txt item: #48 of 99 id: cord-286705-biundkbv author: Shek, Daniel T. L. title: Protests in Hong Kong (2019–2020): a Perspective Based on Quality of Life and Well-Being date: 2020-03-13 words: 7756 flesch: 48 summary: Obviously, the lack of opportunity for Hong Kong young people to have upward mobility is a serious threat to individual well-being and societal quality of life. Although Hong Kong physically returned to China on July 1, 1997, it has been difficult for Hong Kong people to develop a high level of trust in the Beijing Government for two reasons. keywords: development; education; government; hong; hong kong; kong; life; movement; people; police; protesters; public; quality; support cache: cord-286705-biundkbv.txt plain text: cord-286705-biundkbv.txt item: #49 of 99 id: cord-288219-bwsw9nlr author: Yeung, K.L. title: Knowledge of inter-facility transport among emergency nurses in Hong Kong: A questionnaire survey date: 2008-06-12 words: 2533 flesch: 43 summary: It is unknown what the general level of IFT knowledge among registered nurses in Hong Kong is at present. The role of inter-facility patient transport (IFT) is constantly being extended and expanded especially in smaller scale local hospitals in Hong Kong. keywords: equipment; hong; ift; kong; participants; transport cache: cord-288219-bwsw9nlr.txt plain text: cord-288219-bwsw9nlr.txt item: #50 of 99 id: cord-288698-3e44z9p0 author: Li, Kui-Wai title: The economic strategy for the Hong Kong SAR: Evidence from productivity and cost analysis date: 2005-08-31 words: 6092 flesch: 51 summary: This paper raises new questions on the relevance of sector composition in Hong Kong industries. Tradable services sector: import/export trade; hotel; storage; financing (banking + finance and investment companies + stock, commodity and bullion brokers, exchanges and services + financial institutions); insurance; business services (rental of machinery and equipment + business service other than rental of machinery and equipment); land transport (land passenger transport + supporting services to land transport + land freight); water transport (ocean and coastal water transport + inland water transport + supporting services to water transport); air transport; and other transport services. keywords: cost; economic; growth; hong; hong kong; kong; labor; productivity; sector; services cache: cord-288698-3e44z9p0.txt plain text: cord-288698-3e44z9p0.txt item: #51 of 99 id: cord-290068-s1gdbsfx author: Hon, KLE title: Clinical presentations and outcome of severe acute respiratory syndrome in children date: 2003-05-17 words: 1902 flesch: 52 summary: All paediatric patients had clinically important lymphopenia, 3 Clinical features and treatment outcomes among SARS children children. We adopted a treatment regimen of ribavirin and steroids similar to that used in adult SARS patients. keywords: children; patients; sars cache: cord-290068-s1gdbsfx.txt plain text: cord-290068-s1gdbsfx.txt item: #52 of 99 id: cord-290352-0pc5eji4 author: de Jong, Menno D. title: Avian influenza A (H5N1) date: 2005-10-06 words: 9178 flesch: 31 summary: The structure and receptor binding properties of the 1918 influenza hemagglutinin Cellular transcriptional profiling in influenza A virus-infected lung epithelial cells: the role of the nonstructural NS1 protein in the evasion of the host innate defense and its potential contribution to pandemic influenza Comparison of efficacies of RWJ-270201, zanamivir, and oseltamivir against H5N1, H9N2, and other avian influenza viruses Emergence of multiple genotypes of H5N1 avian influenza viruses in Hong Kong SAR H5N1 influenza: a protean pandemic threat Molecular characterization of H9N2 influenza viruses: were they the donors of the internal genes of H5N1 viruses in Hong Kong? Characterization of influenza A/HongKong/156/97 (H5N1) virus in a mouse model and protective effect of zanamivir on H5N1 infection in mice Avian influenza-a challenge to global health care structures Replication of avian influenza A viruses in mammals Role of domestic ducks in the propagation and biological evolution of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza viruses in Asia Molecular basis for the generation in pigs of influenza A viruses with pandemic potential Antibody response in individuals infected with avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses and detection of anti-H5 antibody among household and social contacts Avian-to-human transmission of the PB1 gene of influenza A viruses in the 1957 and 1968 pandemics Avian influenza H5N1 in tigers and leopards Potential for transmission of avian influenza viruses to pigs Enhanced virulence of influenza A viruses with the haemagglutinin of the 1918 pandemic virus DNA vaccine encoding hemagglutinin provides protective immunity against H5N1 influenza virus infection in mice Transmission of H7N7 avian influenza While there has been no evidence of efficient transmission of influenza H5N1 virus between humans to date, caution and detailed investigations remain warranted in case of any cluster of infections, especially in view of the relatively rapid evolution H5N1 viruses have exhibited in recent years. keywords: avian; birds; et al; h5n1; hong; human; infections; influenza; influenza viruses; kong; outbreak; pandemic; poultry; strains; transmission; viruses cache: cord-290352-0pc5eji4.txt plain text: cord-290352-0pc5eji4.txt item: #53 of 99 id: cord-290690-53t7df81 author: Roberts, David J. title: Life in Times of COVID‐19 date: 2020-05-13 words: 1448 flesch: 55 summary: Although this outbreak was much smaller than the current COVID-19 epidemic, there are some striking similarities between the problems faced by blood services in Canada in 2003 and those faced by many blood services facing COVID-19, with considerable difficulties in collection of blood, matched by a reduction in demand. Similarly, the methods developed by Dr Lee in the SARS epidemic in 2002 described in this issue, have enable Hong Kong to maintain the blood supply in this COVID-19 pandemic and have been shared by webinar and have helped many blood services cope with the current crisis (https://education.isbtweb.org/isbt/#!*menu=8*browseby=8*sortby=2*label=19776) (Accessed 1st May 2020). keywords: blood; covid-19; epidemic; services cache: cord-290690-53t7df81.txt plain text: cord-290690-53t7df81.txt item: #54 of 99 id: cord-290965-7qs4w9xh author: Kwok, W. C. title: Border Restriction as a Public Health Measureto Limit Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) date: 2020-11-03 words: 3338 flesch: 44 summary: Many countries have implemented border restriction as a public health measure to limit local outbreak. Method: A novel metapopulation Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Recovered (SEIR) model with inspected migration was applied to investigate the effect of border restriction between Hong Kong and mainland China on the epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 in Hong Kong. keywords: author; funder; license; medrxiv; peer; preprint cache: cord-290965-7qs4w9xh.txt plain text: cord-290965-7qs4w9xh.txt item: #55 of 99 id: cord-293403-o1i999hy author: Holliday, Ian title: E-health in the East Asian tigers date: 2004-09-11 words: 6841 flesch: 50 summary: Economic, organizational, legal, regulatory, and cultural conflicts rooted in the US healthcare system are all barriers to e-healthcare provision. It describes five main dimensions of e-health provision in the tigers: policymaking, regulation, provision, funding and physician-patient relations. keywords: east; government; healthcare; hong; information; internet; kong; patients; sector; singapore; state; system; taiwan; tigers cache: cord-293403-o1i999hy.txt plain text: cord-293403-o1i999hy.txt item: #56 of 99 id: cord-293858-dk4snw9r author: Yang, Lin title: Comparison of influenza disease burden in older populations of Hong Kong and Brisbane: the impact of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination date: 2019-02-14 words: 4084 flesch: 42 summary: Emerging infections: pandemic influenza Influenza vaccines Assessment of the efficacy and effectiveness of influenza vaccines in healthy children: systematic review Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy adults Efficacy and effectiveness of influenza vaccines in elderly people: a systematic review Vaccines for preventing influenza in the elderly Effectiveness of influenza vaccine in the community-dwelling elderly Mortality benefits of influenza vaccination in elderly people: an ongoing controversy Impact of influenza vaccination on seasonal mortality in the US elderly population The effect of universal influenza immunization on mortality and health care use Immune response to influenza vaccination in community-dwelling Chinese elderly persons Preliminary findings of a randomized trial of non-pharmaceutical interventions to prevent influenza transmission in households Seasonal influenza vaccination coverage survey for the 2012/13 season Australian Institute of Health and Welfare International Monetary Fund: World economic outlook Database Model selection in time series studies of influenza-associated mortality Modern Epidemiology Influenza vaccination in 2000: recommendations and vaccine use in 50 developed and rapidly developing countries Antibody response to influenza vaccination in the elderly: a quantitative review Cochrane re-arranged: support for policies to vaccinate elderly people against influenza Excess mortality associated with influenza a and B virus in Hong Kong Excess mortality associated with the 2009 pandemic of influenza a(H1N1) in Hong Kong Age and sex differences in rates of influenza-associated hospitalizations in Hong Kong Dietary habits and the short-term effects of air pollution on mortality in the Chinese population in Hong Kong Influenza-associated hospitalization in a subtropical city Taken together, available evidence suggests that there is a need to assess the effect of influenza vaccination at the population level, especially for those aged ≥65 years. keywords: brisbane; hong; influenza; kong; mortality; period; post; sars cache: cord-293858-dk4snw9r.txt plain text: cord-293858-dk4snw9r.txt item: #57 of 99 id: cord-294237-6hovffso author: Cherry, James D title: SARS: The First Pandemic of the 21(st) Century date: 2004 words: 3478 flesch: 49 summary: Semin Virology Outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) at Amoy Gardens, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, main findings of the investigation Cluster of severe acute respiratory syndrome cases among protected health-care workers-Toronto, Canada Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Singapore: clinical features of index patient and initial contacts A major outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong Secondary household transmission of SARS Probable secondary infections in households of SARS patients in Hong Kong Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome on aircraft Clinical features and short-term outcomes of 144 patients with SARS in the greater Toronto area Acute respiratory distress syndrome in critically ill patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome HKU/UCH Study Group 2003 Clinical progression and viral load in a community outbreak of coronavirus-associated SARS pneumonia: a prospective study Severe acute respiratory syndrome in children Infants born to mothers with severe acute respiratory syndrome Inflammatory cytokine profile in children with severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome in children: experience in a regional hospital in Hong Kong other members of the Hospital for Sick Children SARS Investigation Team 2003 Children hospitalized with severe acute respiratory syndrome-related illness in Toronto A young infant with severe acute respiratory syndrome Adolescent twin sisters with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): chest radiographic features in children Asymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infection World Health Organization 2003 Case definitions for surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) Summary of probable SARS cases by onset of illness from 1 Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) Consensus document on the epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) Update: outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome-worldwide The severe acute respiratory syndrome Identification of a novel coronavirus in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome Characterization of a novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS Working Group 2003 keywords: cases; children; cov; hong; human; kong; patients; sars; syndrome cache: cord-294237-6hovffso.txt plain text: cord-294237-6hovffso.txt item: #58 of 99 id: cord-297326-n0fpu8s3 author: ÁLVAREZ, E. title: New coronavirus outbreak. Lessons learned from the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic date: 2015-01-16 words: 4998 flesch: 43 summary: Parameters of system dynamics models are subject to uncertainty. our model, together with other system dynamics models can be used by epidemiologists to investigate the likely consequences of future re-emergences of SARS-CoV based on analysis of the previous known epidemics. keywords: contacts; cov; epidemic; hong; kong; model; parameters; rate; sars cache: cord-297326-n0fpu8s3.txt plain text: cord-297326-n0fpu8s3.txt item: #59 of 99 id: cord-297618-9ka3y2y1 author: Chau, Pui Hing title: Construction of the Infection Curve of Local Cases of COVID-19 in Hong Kong using Back-Projection date: 2020-09-21 words: 3719 flesch: 52 summary: The daily mean number of onset COVID-19 cases (µ t ) was expressed in terms of the daily mean number of infection (λ s , s=1, . . . , t) by the convolution equation: where f t-s,s is the probability function of the incubation period, that is, the probability that an individual infected at time s developed a symptom after a period of length t-s. A confirmed case was defined as a person with laboratory confirmation of COVID-19 infection, irrespective of clinical signs and symptoms keywords: cases; covid-19; curve; hong; infection; march; period cache: cord-297618-9ka3y2y1.txt plain text: cord-297618-9ka3y2y1.txt item: #60 of 99 id: cord-299464-rrxgr909 author: Yau, Yung title: Collectivism and activism in housing management in Hong Kong date: 2010-12-09 words: 6781 flesch: 41 summary: The idea was that if one perceived housing management as being more valuable, a higher level of housing management activism would be the outcome. key: cord-299464-rrxgr909 authors: Yau, Yung title: Collectivism and activism in housing management in Hong Kong date: 2010-12-09 journal: Habitat Int DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2010.11.006 sha: doc_id: 299464 cord_uid: rrxgr909 Management of apartment buildings is never straightforward because of the need for collective homeowner action. keywords: action; building; good; homeowners; hong; housing; housing management; individual; kong; management; participation cache: cord-299464-rrxgr909.txt plain text: cord-299464-rrxgr909.txt item: #61 of 99 id: cord-301418-tj70iv4v author: Hui, Eddie Chi Man title: Examining structural changes in Asian offices market date: 2012-12-27 words: 4473 flesch: 54 summary: As a result, real estate office markets of these two Chinese cities may have sensitive market reaction towards various events. As such, a study of these markets provides a good understanding of real estate office markets between developed regions and developing regions. keywords: change; data; estate; events; hong; markets; office; points; price; wavelet cache: cord-301418-tj70iv4v.txt plain text: cord-301418-tj70iv4v.txt item: #62 of 99 id: cord-306014-tjnt01ld author: Argyroudis, George S. title: Spillover effects of Great Recession on Hong-Kong’s Real Estate Market: An analysis based on Causality Plane and Tsallis Curves of Complexity–Entropy date: 2019-06-15 words: 5115 flesch: 52 summary: Both methods exhibit similar fluctuations in permutation entropy values. After the outbreak of the epidemic all indices declined in terms of permutation entropy value for more than two years. keywords: complexity; crisis; entropy; et al; permutation; time cache: cord-306014-tjnt01ld.txt plain text: cord-306014-tjnt01ld.txt item: #63 of 99 id: cord-307307-b5yl88mh author: Lau, Joseph TF title: Avoidance behaviors and negative psychological responses in the general population in the initial stage of the H1N1 pandemic in Hong Kong date: 2010-05-28 words: 4711 flesch: 47 summary: The cost of assurance by Hong Kong government is however, high -with early summer closure of all primary schools and kindergarten and a number of secondary schools, 10 billion Hong Kong dollars being spent (1.2 billion US$) to purchase H1N1 vaccines and reorganization of the health services to accommodate escalating infection figures are not insubstantial. Scholars estimated that a loss of HK$15 billion in spending on goods and services in Hong Kong domestic economy was attributable to the SARS epidemic [10] . keywords: behaviors; h1n1; hong; kong; outbreak; public; responses; study cache: cord-307307-b5yl88mh.txt plain text: cord-307307-b5yl88mh.txt item: #64 of 99 id: cord-307490-b4un4703 author: Chan, Sophia S.C. title: Improving older adults’ knowledge and practice of preventive measures through a telephone health education during the SARS epidemic in Hong Kong: A pilot study date: 2007-09-30 words: 3759 flesch: 45 summary: Empirical evidence on the effectiveness of telephone health education among older adults with minimal or no formal education is lacking. This is the first systematic study to assess the effectiveness of delivering telephone health education to older adults during the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong. keywords: adults; education; health; knowledge; kong; measures; sars; telephone cache: cord-307490-b4un4703.txt plain text: cord-307490-b4un4703.txt item: #65 of 99 id: cord-309268-sig0h723 author: Yeung, May PS title: Factors associated with uptake of influenza vaccine in people aged 50 to 64 years in Hong Kong: a case–control study date: 2015-07-07 words: 3934 flesch: 44 summary: Seasonal influenza vaccination (referred to as 'influenza vaccination' , 'vaccination' or 'vaccine' , below) remains an effective measure to protect individuals and communities from severe morbidity and mortality induced by influenza. Evaluation of the Publicity of Human Swine Influenza Vaccination Programme Development of a survey to identify vaccine-hesitant parents: the parent attitudes about childhood vaccines survey Influence of family on acceptance of influenza vaccination among Japanese patients Survey on Hong Kong Citizens' Knowledge and Opinion of Influenza Vaccination 2012 Hong Kong2012 Prevalence of influenza vaccination and correlates of intention to be vaccinated among Hong Kong Chinese Comparison of different risk perception measures in predicting seasonal influenza vaccination among Healthy Chinese adults in Hong Kong: a prospective longitudinal study Influenza vaccination uptake among the working age population of Japan: results from a national cross-sectional survey Predictors of influenza vaccine acceptance among healthy adults Influenza vaccination in Europe: an inventory of strategies to reach target populations and optimise vaccination uptake seasonal influenza vaccination coverage rates in 10 countries in Africa Vaccination coverage rates in eleven European countries during two consecutive influenza seasons Influenza vaccination uptake and socioeconomic determinants in 11 European countries Patient's perceptions and information provided by the public health service are predictors for influenza vaccine uptake Factors influencing acceptance of influenza vaccination given in an ED Predictors of flu vaccination among urban Hispanic children and adults Influenza vaccination coverage against seasonal and pandemic influenza and their determinants in France: a cross-sectional survey Healthy young and middle age adults: what will it take to vaccinate them for influenza? keywords: cases; controls; group; health; influenza; vaccination; vaccine; years cache: cord-309268-sig0h723.txt plain text: cord-309268-sig0h723.txt item: #66 of 99 id: cord-310337-vw4cno4p author: Du, Yaxing title: Improving pedestrian level low wind velocity environment in high-density cities: A general framework and case study date: 2018-08-04 words: 7761 flesch: 41 summary: A new method to assess spatial variations of outdoor thermal comfort: Onsite monitoring results and implications for precinct planning Urban Heat Island (UHI) mitigating strategies: A case-based comparative analysis Observatory King's park meteorological station Microclimatic modeling of the urban thermal environment of Singapore to mitigate urban heat island CFD simulation of outdoor ventilation of generic urban configurations with different urban densities and equal and unequal street widths Issues with validation of urban flow and dispersion CFD models Some remarks on the validation of small-scale dispersion models with field and laboratory data Numerical and experimental studies of wind environment in an urban morphology Comparison of various revised k-ε models and LES applied to flow around a high-rise building model with 1: 1: 2 shape placed within the surface boundary layer AIJ guidelines for practical applications of CFD to pedestrian wind environment around buildings Wind tunnel study of pedestrian level wind environment around tall buildings: Effects of building dimensions, separation and podium Adopting 'lift-up' building design to improve the surrounding pedestrianlevel wind environment Comparison of air quality in streets of Copenhagen and Milan, in view of the climatological conditions Enhancement of city breathability with half open spaces in ideal urban street canyons Design for wind comfort in the Netherlands: Procedures, criteria and open research issues Effects of building lift-up design on the wind environment for pedestrians Thermal conditions and ventilation in an ideal city model of Hong Kong Thermal comfort in outdoor urban spaces in Singapore Building porosity for better urban ventilation in high-density cities -A computational parametric study The work described in this paper was fully supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No. C5002-14 G). Environmental Modelling & Software Pedestrian-level wind conditions around buildings: Review of wind-tunnel and CFD techniques and their accuracy for wind comfort assessment New criteria for assessing local wind environment at pedestrian level based on exceedance probability analysis City breathability and its link to pollutant concentration distribution within urban-like geometries Microclimate design for open spaces: Ranking urban design effects on pedestrian thermal comfort in summer Street canyon design and improvement potential for urban open spaces; the influence of canyon aspect ratio and orientation on microclimate and outdoor comfort Outdoor thermal comfort and outdoor activities: A review of research in the past decade Outdoor thermal comfort study in a subtropical climate: A longitudinal study based in Hong Kong Mean flow and turbulence statistics over groups of urban-like cubical obstacles Modelling of pedestrian level wind environment on a high-quality mesh: A case study for the HKPolyU campus Towards an integrated method to assess effects of lift-up design on outdoor thermal comfort in Hong Kong New criteria for assessing low wind environment at pedestrian level in Hong Kong Application of a multi-variable optimization method to determine lift-up design for optimum wind comfort Effects of lift-up design on pedestrian level wind comfort in different building configurations under three wind directions Thermal perception of outdoor urban spaces in the hot arid region of Cairo Urban microclimate: keywords: building; campus; comfort; design; environment; level; level wind; lift; pedestrian; velocity; wind; wind comfort; wind environment; wind velocity cache: cord-310337-vw4cno4p.txt plain text: cord-310337-vw4cno4p.txt item: #67 of 99 id: cord-310867-78cx3o29 author: Mo, Phoenix K. H. title: Stigmatization among people living with HIV in Hong Kong: A qualitative study date: 2017-02-14 words: 3926 flesch: 43 summary: The effects of HIV stigma on health, disclosure of HIV status, and risk behavior of homeless and unstably housed persons living with HIV Meta-analysis of health and demographic correlates of stigma towards people living with HIV A model of suicidal ideation in adults aging with HIV The association of stigma with self-reported access to medical care and antiretroviral therapy adherence in persons living with HIV/AIDS HIV stigma and missed medications in HIV-positive people in five African countries Intentionality of medication non-adherence among individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Hong Kong Impact of HIV-related stigma on treatment adherence: systematic review and meta-synthesis Exploring HIV stigma and quality of life for persons living with HIV infection Associations between perceived HIV stigma and quality of life at the dyadic lvel: the actor-partner interdependence model Internalization of stigma for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Hong Kong Cognitive insight and causal attribution in the development of self-stigma among individuals with schizophrenia Examining attribution model of self-stigma on social support and psychological well-being among people with HIV+ Personal meaning, social support, and perceived stigma in individuals receiving HIV mental health services Mass media and HIV/AIDS in China Chinese newspapers' coverage of HIV transmission over a decade (2000-2010): where HIV stigma arises A pragmatic view of thematic analysis Transforming Qualitative Information: Thematic Analysis and Code Development Competing paradigms in qualitative research Understanding interrelationships among HIV-related stigma, concern about HIV infection, and intent to disclose HIV serostatus: a pretest-posttest study in a rural area of eastern China Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. HIV interventions to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma: a systematic review A HIV stigma reduction intervention for people living with HIV and their families Combating HIV stigma in health care settings: what works? keywords: hiv; hong; kong; level; plhiv; self; stigma; study cache: cord-310867-78cx3o29.txt plain text: cord-310867-78cx3o29.txt item: #68 of 99 id: cord-311026-mpr3xb2a author: Petersen, Eskild title: COVID-19–We urgently need to start developing an exit strategy date: 2020-04-29 words: 5634 flesch: 51 summary: A study comparing health care systems in Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan had three important conclusions [Legido-Quigley et al. 2020 ]. Over half of the non-imported cases could be traced back to their close contacts with reported local cases. keywords: cases; countries; covid-19; evaluation; file; health; novapdf; pdf; quarantine; testing; transmission cache: cord-311026-mpr3xb2a.txt plain text: cord-311026-mpr3xb2a.txt item: #69 of 99 id: cord-313900-tx3m4gu4 author: Wan, Kin-Man title: Fighting COVID-19 in Hong Kong: The effects of community and social mobilization date: 2020-06-25 words: 2177 flesch: 41 summary: Testing legitimacy theory with a survey-based experiment Legitimization & De-legitimization of Police: In British Colonial & Chinese SAR Hong Kong Community health module Popularity of Chief Executive People's trust in the HKSAR government People's satisfaction with the disciplinary force-Hong Kong Police Force Covid-19: risk factors for severe disease and death Avoidance behaviors and negative psychological responses in the general population in the initial stage of the H1N1 pandemic in Hong Kong Hong Kong's Summer of Uprising Ethnic politics, risk, and policy-making: A cross-national statistical analysis of government responses to HIV/AIDS Media use and communication inequalities in a public health emergency: a case study of 2009-2010 pandemic influenza A virus subtype H1N1 Presidential Popularity from Truman to Johnson Making democracy work: Civic traditions in modern Italy Legitimacy and public policy: Seeing beyond effectiveness, efficiency, and performance Response to COVID-19 in Taiwan: big data analytics, new technology, and proactive testing The impact of regime type on health: does redistribution explain everything Electoral politics in post-1997 Hong Kong Among their Asian neighbors, Hong Kong citizens were the first to react to the pandemic. keywords: covid-19; government; hong; kong; pandemic; public; society cache: cord-313900-tx3m4gu4.txt plain text: cord-313900-tx3m4gu4.txt item: #70 of 99 id: cord-314734-ai0hz4uq author: Hung, Ivan Fan-Ngai title: SARS-CoV-2 shedding and seroconversion among passengers quarantined after disembarking a cruise ship: a case series date: 2020-06-12 words: 4603 flesch: 50 summary: The nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR median viral load was higher in symptomatic patients than in asymptomatic patients (7·62 log 10 copies per mL vs 3·86 log 10 copies per mL). Despite the positive clinical findings, six of the nine patients remained asymptomatic throughout the 14-day quarantine after leaving the ship (ratio of symptomatic to asymptomatic patients 1:2). keywords: asymptomatic; cov-2; cruise; infection; passengers; patients; sars; ship cache: cord-314734-ai0hz4uq.txt plain text: cord-314734-ai0hz4uq.txt item: #71 of 99 id: cord-316860-60mrbgwg author: Keck, Frédéric title: Birds as sentinels for pandemic influenza date: 2014-05-28 words: 1962 flesch: 50 summary: Trained in Australia, Kennedy Shortridge joined the Department of Microbiology of Hong Kong University in 1972 to provide data on flu viruses to the World Health Organization. Flu viruses mutate in waterfowl, particularly ducks, where they develop in the digestive tract without killing the animals. keywords: flu; hong; kong; pandemic; virus cache: cord-316860-60mrbgwg.txt plain text: cord-316860-60mrbgwg.txt item: #72 of 99 id: cord-318119-h0vnfcuq author: Lee, S. H. title: Site verification and modeling of desiccant-based system as an alternative to conventional air-conditioning systems for wet markets date: 2013-06-15 words: 4753 flesch: 41 summary: In this study, the annual energy saving in conjunction with the use of desiccant cooling system was investigated by in-situ measurements, site surveys and simulations. It was found that for the use of a minimum ventilation rate of 10.3 L/s/person, the use of desiccant cooling system as compared to conventional system saved 4% of the energy and could achieve the desired space conditions. keywords: air; cooling; desiccant; energy; kong; market; system; use; ventilation cache: cord-318119-h0vnfcuq.txt plain text: cord-318119-h0vnfcuq.txt item: #73 of 99 id: cord-321075-cvlq4i8c author: Li, Mimi title: A spatial–temporal analysis of hotels in urban tourism destination date: 2014-12-11 words: 6544 flesch: 42 summary: The estimation results of Models 0-11 give information on the annual changes in hotel spatial patterns. Some determinants of urban hotel location: the tourists' inclinations Do implicit prices for hotels and second homes show differences in tourists' valuation for public attributes for each type of accommodation facility A GIS-Based Analysis and Prediction of Parcel Land-Use Change in a Coastal Tourism Destination Area Urban tourism: an imbalance in attention Monitoring land use changes in tourism centers with GIS: Uzungöl case study The application of geographical information systems (GIS) in sustainable tourism planning: a review Measuring efficiency in the hotel sector Diverting the tourists: a spatial decision-support system for tourism planning on a developing island GIS applications in tourism marketing: current uses, an experimental application and future prospects Sustainable tourism infrastructure planning: a GISsupported approach Mapping landscape values and development preferences: a method for tourism and residential development planning Economic impact of sporting events Corporate social responsibility practices in four and five-star hotels: perspectives from Hong Kong visitors A GIS-based spatial decision support system for tourists of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Urban tourism research: developing an agenda GIS applications in the planning and management of tourism. keywords: gis; grade; hong; hotels; kong; land; location; study; tourism; urban; use cache: cord-321075-cvlq4i8c.txt plain text: cord-321075-cvlq4i8c.txt item: #74 of 99 id: cord-323190-wisaamn7 author: Law, Chi-kin title: Temporal patterns of charcoal burning suicides among the working age population in Hong Kong SAR: the influence of economic activity status and sex date: 2012-07-06 words: 3902 flesch: 47 summary: Significant temporal variations were observed in the daily patterns of charcoal burning suicides ( Table 2 To our knowledge, the present study is the first to investigate the temporal patterns of charcoal burning suicide. However, little is known about the temporal patterns of charcoal burning suicides. keywords: burning; charcoal; patterns; suicide; working cache: cord-323190-wisaamn7.txt plain text: cord-323190-wisaamn7.txt item: #75 of 99 id: cord-323643-lu3ngt6r author: Chow, C.B. title: Post-SARS infection control in the hospital and clinic date: 2004-11-05 words: 4450 flesch: 48 summary: Supplement I: Infection Control in Healthcare, Home and Community Setting SARS and masks SARS respiratory protection: update SARS transmission among hospital workers in Hong Kong Effective personal protective clothing for health care workers attending patients with SARS SARS and removal of personal protective equipment Current concepts: The severe acute respiratory syndrome Risk factors for SARS in HCWs following intubation of SARS patients -a retrospective multi-centre study. Using mathematical and statistical models it was estimated that 71.1% and 74.8% of SARS infections in Hong Kong and Singapore were attributable to super-spreading events. keywords: control; days; hong; infection; kong; patients; risk; sars; syndrome; transmission cache: cord-323643-lu3ngt6r.txt plain text: cord-323643-lu3ngt6r.txt item: #76 of 99 id: cord-323716-ak6zgyh1 author: Lin, Tsoyu Calvin title: Are stock and real estate markets integrated? An empirical study of six Asian economies date: 2011-11-30 words: 7529 flesch: 55 summary: This study examines one source of growth patterns in asset prices by analyzing the integration relationship between stock markets and real estate markets in Asia. Results show that stock markets are integrated with real estate markets in Japan, and partially integrated with real estate markets in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. keywords: estate; estate markets; hong; integration; kong; real; relationship; stock; stock market; taiwan; test cache: cord-323716-ak6zgyh1.txt plain text: cord-323716-ak6zgyh1.txt item: #77 of 99 id: cord-325722-ixozph19 author: Yip, Paul title: Optimal Strategies for Reducing Number of People in the Social Security System date: 2020-02-18 words: 7499 flesch: 55 summary: The results indicate that by tailoring measures to specific subgroups, the overall number of CSSA recipients would be reduced, thereby improving the efficiency of Hong Kong’s social security system, which has accounted for more than 16.5% of Hong Kong government expenditure in 2018, amounting to more than HKD 92 billion. Leave no one behind is the overarching principle of the United Nations' It is important to consider whether the entering approach is indeed more effective than the leaving approach in reducing the number of CSSA recipients in Hong Kong. keywords: age; cssa; government; hong kong; number; people; poverty; recipients; social; system cache: cord-325722-ixozph19.txt plain text: cord-325722-ixozph19.txt item: #78 of 99 id: cord-326339-46imi33v author: Tang, A. C. Y. title: Associations between Demographic Characteristics, Perceived Threat, Perceived Stress, Coping Responses and Adherence to COVID-19 Prevention Measures among Healthcare Students in China: A Cross-Sectional Survey with Implications for the Control of COVID-19 date: 2020-07-16 words: 6885 flesch: 45 summary: This result indicates that compared to Hong Kong students, Fujian students were more willing to engage in social distancing. This result means that Fujian students perceived less threat and adopted more empathetic responding than Hong Kong students. keywords: compliance; covid-19; distancing; health; hygiene; license; measures; preprint; students; study cache: cord-326339-46imi33v.txt plain text: cord-326339-46imi33v.txt item: #79 of 99 id: cord-326749-t727v0zt author: Lee, P. title: Probabilistic risk assessment of the energy saving shortfall in energy performance contracting projects–A case study date: 2013-07-16 words: 7398 flesch: 45 summary: Market Analysis and Forecasts Directive 2006/32/EC of the European Parliament From volatility to value: analysing and managing financial and performance risk in energy savings projects The Investment Risk in Whole-Buildings Energy Efficiency Upgrades Projects Actuarial pricing of energy efficiency projects: lessons foul and fair Evolution of the U.S. energy service company industry: market size and project performance from Promoting energy efficiency investments with risk management decision tools Management Measurement & Verification of Performance contracting American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Measurement of Energy and Demand Savings, ASHRAE Guideline 14-2002 M&V Guidelines: Measurement and Verification for Federal Energy Projects International Performance Measurement & Verification Protocol Sensitivity analysis techniques for building thermal simulation programs Sensitivity analysis of energy performance of office buildings Multi-parameter building thermal analysis using the lattice method for global optimisation Energy efficient building design using sensitivity analysis-a case study Sensitivity analysis and energy conservation measures implications A comprehensive analysis of the impact of occupancy parameters in energy simulation of office buildings Probability Concepts in Engineering: Emphasis on Applications in Civil & Environmental Engineering Practical application of uncertainty analysis Comparative analysis of support mechanisms for renewable energy technologies using probability distributions Uncertainty sensitivity analysis of building performance using probabilistic climate projections: a UK case study, Automation in Construction Uncertainty analysis in building performance simulation for design support Method and case study of quantitative uncertainty analysis in building energy consumption inventories Constructing design weather data for future climates Developing a modified typical meteorological year weather file for Hong Kong taking into account the urban heat island effect Height construction costs of residential high-rise buildings in Shanghai EnergyPlus Energy Simulation Software, Version 7 American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Standard Method of Test for the Evaluation of Building Energy Analysis Computer Programs, ASHRAE Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Climate Change in Hong Kong in, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Monthly Climatological Normals for Hong Kong ASHRAE Handbook: Fundamentals, ASHARE Climatological Information Services, Extracts of Climatological Data, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Diurnal temperature range as an index of global climate change during the twentieth century Commercial Property for Lease and for Sale Assessing energy performance in the latest versions of Hong Kong building environmental assessment method (HK-BEAM) As such, energy retrofitting of existing building services equipment can yield significant amount of energy savings. keywords: analysis; building; chiller; data; energy; hong; kong; method; parameters; retrofit; savings; simulation; study; temperature; weather cache: cord-326749-t727v0zt.txt plain text: cord-326749-t727v0zt.txt item: #80 of 99 id: cord-329124-yetjd5g5 author: Deng, Ying title: Challenge-driven design for public housing: The case of Hong Kong date: 2016-06-30 words: 5928 flesch: 37 summary: The objective of this study is to trace the historical relationships between challenges and design progress as well as to assess current and future implications of sustainability trends on PH design. By synthesizing data from literature, policy documents, and empirical evidence, this research develops an evolution map for PH design in Hong Kong that is driven by seven major challenges. keywords: authority; building; challenges; design; development; environmental; estates; hong; hong kong; housing; kong; land; social; sustainability cache: cord-329124-yetjd5g5.txt plain text: cord-329124-yetjd5g5.txt item: #81 of 99 id: cord-330206-34vgo3q5 author: To, W.M. title: Association between energy use and poor visibility in Hong Kong SAR, China date: 2014-04-15 words: 4460 flesch: 49 summary: Hong Kong Statistics and Census Department Considerations in the measurement of visibility Number of hours of reduced visibility observed at the Hong Kong observatory (from 1968 to A study of visibility trends in Hong Kong Summary of meteorological and tidal observations (from 1971 to Evaluation of plant availability of rare earth elements in soils by chemical fractionation and multiple regression analysis Urban sprawl and air quality in large US cities Improved estimates of correlation coefficients and their impact on optimum portfolios Detecting and quantifying aircraft and other on-airport contributions to ambient nitrogen oxides in the vicinity of a large international airport Aircraft emission impacts in a neighborhood adjacent to a general aviation airport in Southern California The Los Angeles International Airport as a source of ultrafine particles and other pollutants to nearby communities Quantification of the impact of aircraft traffic emissions on tropospheric ozone over Paris area Aircraft emissions at Turkish airports Gas turbine theory Hong Kong's daily flights hit new high Seasonal characteristics of haze observed by continuous visibility monitoring in the urban atmosphere of Kwangju Impaired visibility: the air pollution people see Psychological reactions to air pollution Zero energy buildings and sustainable development implications e a review Predicting daylight illuminance and solar irradiance on vertical surfaces based on classified standard skies Renewable energy strategies for sustainable development The application of dynamic modelling techniques to the grid-connected PV (photovoltaic) systems Large-scale integration of wind power into the existing Chinese energy system As the consumption of LPG increases substantially during the autumn and winter, the amount of fine particulate matter emitted from gas-fired boilers and heaters in buildings increases. Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong as an environment for industry keywords: air; energy; fig; hong; hong kong; kong; mean; meteorological; number; visibility cache: cord-330206-34vgo3q5.txt plain text: cord-330206-34vgo3q5.txt item: #82 of 99 id: cord-330502-exmk6gmu author: Chan, Sophia S.C. title: A nurse-delivered brief health education intervention to improve pneumococcal vaccination rate among older patients with chronic diseases: A cluster randomized controlled trial date: 2015-01-31 words: 4942 flesch: 42 summary: Intervention group received a 3-min brief telephone education intervention before and a 3-min face-to-face intervention during scheduled medical appointments at the respective clinics. Of the 2291 subjects completed 1-week follow up survey, 448 (20%) subjects in intervention group and 532 (23%) in control group did not receive the vaccination. keywords: education; group; health; intervention; patients; ppv; study; vaccination cache: cord-330502-exmk6gmu.txt plain text: cord-330502-exmk6gmu.txt item: #83 of 99 id: cord-330868-7ocseuz3 author: Donnelly, Christl A title: Epidemiological determinants of spread of causal agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong date: 2003-05-24 words: 3814 flesch: 44 summary: If F() and G() are the cumulative distribution functions of the admission-to-death and admission-todischarge distributions, respectively, and F is the case fatality rate-ie, the proportion of SARS patients who will die of the disease-the following likelihood structure is assumed: if a patient died t days after admission, the likelihood is F ϫ[F(t+1)-F(t)]; if a patient was discharged t days after admission, the likelihood is ; and if a patient remained in hospital t days after admission, the likelihood is . However, given the high need for intensive care of patients, the case fatality rate, and public alarm worldwide, use of stringent measures to limit the effective infectious period of probable SARS cases would seem prudent. keywords: admission; cases; health; hospital; onset; patients; sars; symptoms cache: cord-330868-7ocseuz3.txt plain text: cord-330868-7ocseuz3.txt item: #84 of 99 id: cord-331835-nuhrd92z author: Hung, Kevin K. C. title: The role of the hotel industry in the response to emerging epidemics: a case study of SARS in 2003 and H1N1 swine flu in 2009 in Hong Kong date: 2018-11-27 words: 4013 flesch: 49 summary: While the appropriateness and best method of quarantine in future pandemic influenza warrants further research, the 2009 swine flu hotel quarantine exposed gaps in the partnership with hotel industry. Preventing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Guidelines for Hotels Guidelines on infection control and prevention in hotel industry. keywords: case; control; disease; health; hong; hong kong; hotel; hotel industry; kong; sars cache: cord-331835-nuhrd92z.txt plain text: cord-331835-nuhrd92z.txt item: #85 of 99 id: cord-332563-oo8wler1 author: Chung, Pak-Kwong title: The process by which perceived autonomy support predicts motivation, intention, and behavior for seasonal influenza prevention in Hong Kong older adults date: 2017-07-28 words: 5516 flesch: 31 summary: There were also significant and positive indirect effects of perceived autonomy support on attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavior control via autonomous motivation, and of autonomous motivation on intentions via attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavior control. The indirect effects of autonomous motivation on intention mediated by attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavior control were all statistically significant, consistent with predictions (hypothesis 2b). keywords: behavior; control; facemask; health; influenza; intention; motivation; participants; wearing cache: cord-332563-oo8wler1.txt plain text: cord-332563-oo8wler1.txt item: #86 of 99 id: cord-334612-lxqcvqca author: Rao, Nirmala title: Sars, preschool routines and children’s behaviour: Observations from preschools in Hong Kong date: 2006 words: 4268 flesch: 60 summary: As in other societies, pedagogical practices in Hong Kong preschools are influenced by cultural beliefs about early learning. Others changes in routines in Hong Kong preschools are a reflection of their specific circumstances and broader Chinese beliefs of learning. keywords: children; closure; government; hong; kindergartens; kong; learning; preschools; questions; sars cache: cord-334612-lxqcvqca.txt plain text: cord-334612-lxqcvqca.txt item: #87 of 99 id: cord-335644-gt1ey9wz author: Wang, Weiwen title: Air ventilation assessment under unstable atmospheric stratification — A comparative study for Hong Kong date: 2018-02-15 words: 7910 flesch: 48 summary: In general, the neutral assumption, which does not consider thermal stratification in air dynamics, is a simple but widely accepted assumption for urban wind studies. However, the neutral assumption does not adequately represent the actual situation, as the daytime atmospheric boundary is likely to be unstably stratified, particularly under clear sky and low wind conditions [7] . keywords: boundary; conditions; field; fig; hong; kong; layer; les; measurements; study; tunnel; urban; ventilation; wind cache: cord-335644-gt1ey9wz.txt plain text: cord-335644-gt1ey9wz.txt item: #88 of 99 id: cord-336742-42ebj3gi author: Demmler, Gail J title: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): a review of the history, epidemiology, prevention, and concerns for the future date: 2003-07-31 words: 3162 flesch: 48 summary: Ribavirin has been used clinically in SARS patients, but it seems to lack the in vitro efficacy. M pro and constructed a homology model for SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) keywords: cases; coronavirus; days; disease; hong; hospital; patients; sars cache: cord-336742-42ebj3gi.txt plain text: cord-336742-42ebj3gi.txt item: #89 of 99 id: cord-338098-hsy9qts3 author: Au, Chun Hang title: Genome Sequences of SARS-CoV-2 Strains Detected in Hong Kong date: 2020-07-30 words: 794 flesch: 42 summary: Phylogenetic analysis showed that they descended from European samples (88%, 88%, and 100% confidence for cases 1, 2, and 3, respectively) and were distinct from most other Hong Kong sequences (Fig. 1A) . There were 1,109 COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong as of 12 June 2020 (https://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/local_situation_covid19_en.pdf), with most cases reported in March to April 2020. keywords: cov-2; hong; kong; sars cache: cord-338098-hsy9qts3.txt plain text: cord-338098-hsy9qts3.txt item: #90 of 99 id: cord-339070-jnmogy7s author: Yang, Lin title: Influenza associated mortality in the subtropics and tropics: Results from three Asian cities date: 2011-11-08 words: 3607 flesch: 39 summary: To our best knowledge, this is the first comparative study between Asian subtropical and tropical cities for influenza disease burden. However, geographical variations in influenza associated disease burden in the tropics and subtropics have not been explored. keywords: cities; disease; guangzhou; hong; influenza; kong; mortality; singapore cache: cord-339070-jnmogy7s.txt plain text: cord-339070-jnmogy7s.txt item: #91 of 99 id: cord-340993-qb9jlt9f author: Kai Hou, Wai title: Threat to democracy: Physical and mental health impact of democracy movement in Hong Kong date: 2015-11-01 words: 5166 flesch: 41 summary: A recent population-representative study conducted among 643 adults living in the Palestinian Authority found that the most salient predictor of new cases of posttraumatic stress disorder was social resource loss (Hall et al., 2015) . Social resource loss was associated with increased odds of depressive symptoms by 61%, supplementing previous evidence on its predictive utility in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). keywords: anxiety; et al; health; hong; kong; loss; movement; resources; self; symptoms cache: cord-340993-qb9jlt9f.txt plain text: cord-340993-qb9jlt9f.txt item: #92 of 99 id: cord-342989-9ie8mx4l author: Lam, Simon Ching title: Perceived Risk and Protection From Infection and Depressive Symptoms Among Healthcare Workers in Mainland China and Hong Kong During COVID-19 date: 2020-07-15 words: 4023 flesch: 40 summary: On average, Hong Kong HCWs had a higher PHQ-9 score (mean [SD]: 10.5 Perhaps of greater concern is the higher levels of concern expressed by Hong Kong HCWs expressing in relation to the inadequate provision of PPE (77.5% in Hong Kong versus 24.0% in Hubei and 32.9% in Guangdong), which we will now discuss. keywords: covid-19; depression; face; hcws; health; hong; kong; risk cache: cord-342989-9ie8mx4l.txt plain text: cord-342989-9ie8mx4l.txt item: #93 of 99 id: cord-343941-nfdplszh author: Wong, Lai-yi title: A herbal formula for prevention of influenza-like syndrome: A double-blind randomized clinical trial date: 2013-04-02 words: 2760 flesch: 47 summary: Participants received the 4 g sachet of herbal preparation or placebo on alternate days over 8 weeks. Instead, the clinical trial had to shift the target from influenza prevention to the investigation on preventing influenza-like syndrome with herbal preparation. keywords: group; herbal; influenza; participants; placebo; preparation; study; symptoms cache: cord-343941-nfdplszh.txt plain text: cord-343941-nfdplszh.txt item: #94 of 99 id: cord-350031-2c9x55hx author: Zhao, Sheng Zhi title: Social Distancing Compliance under COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health Impacts: A Population-Based Study date: 2020-09-14 words: 3768 flesch: 40 summary: The association between personal protection measures and mental health symptoms were analyzed by multivariable regression models adjusted for sociodemographic factors and social distancing. Effect modifications by age (18-59, 65+ years) and education attainment (primary or below, secondary, and tertiary) on the associations between mental health symptoms, stay-at-home and compliance with social distancing were assessed using the interaction terms. keywords: anxiety; compliance; covid-19; distancing; health; home; measures; symptoms cache: cord-350031-2c9x55hx.txt plain text: cord-350031-2c9x55hx.txt item: #95 of 99 id: cord-350861-kxwgpymq author: Webster, Robert G. title: H5N1 Outbreaks and Enzootic Influenza date: 2006-01-17 words: 3797 flesch: 43 summary: A viruses A review of avian influenza in different bird species Pandemic influenza: a zoonosis? Isolation and characterization of prevalent strains of avian influenza viruses in China A pandemic warning? Avian influenza in Hong Kong Emergence of multiple genotypes of H5N1 avian influenza viruses in Hong Kong SAR Re-emerging H5N1 influenza viruses in Hong Kong in 2002 are highly pathogenic to ducks Investigation of outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in waterfowl and wild birds in Hong Kong in late Re-emergence of fatal human influenza A subtype H5N1 disease Characterization of H5N1 influenza A viruses isolated during the 2003-2004 influenza outbreaks in Japan Genesis of a highly pathogenic and potentially pandemic H5N1 influenza virus in eastern Asia Avian H5N1 influenza in cats Lethality to ferrets of H5N1 influenza viruses isolated from humans and poultry in 2004 Highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus infection in migratory birds Avian flu: H5N1 virus outbreak in migratory waterfowl The impact of a monthly rest day on avian influenza virus isolation rates in retail live poultry markets in Hong Kong Are ducks contributing to the endemicity of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus in Asia? Role of domestic ducks in the propagation and biological evolution of highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza viruses in Asia Recent influenza A (H1N1) infections of pigs and turkeys in northern Europe Independence of evolutionary and mutational rates after transmission of avian influenza viruses to swine Microbial adaptation and change: avian influenza Bird flu spreads among Java's pigs Effect of vaccine use in the evolution of Mexican lineage H5N2 avian influenza virus Characterization of avian H5N1 influenza viruses from poultry in Hong Kong Characterization of an avian influenza A (H5N1) virus isolated from a child with a fatal respiratory illness Cross-reactive, cell-mediated immunity and protection of chickens from lethal H5N1 influenza virus infection in Hong Kong poultry markets Protective cross-reactive cellular immunity to lethal A/Goose/Guangdong/1/96-like H5N1 influenza virus is correlated with the proportion of pulmonary CD8+ T cells expressing gamma interferon The influenza virus gene pool in a poultry market in south central China Isolation and characterization of viruses related to the SARS coronavirus from animals in Southern China keywords: avian; ducks; h5n1; hong; influenza; poultry; spread; viruses cache: cord-350861-kxwgpymq.txt plain text: cord-350861-kxwgpymq.txt item: #96 of 99 id: cord-351030-jqqxqjzf author: Rui, M. title: A Sparse Gaussian Network Model for Prediction the Growth Trend of COVID-19 Overseas Import Case: When can Hong Kong Lift the International Traffic Blockad? date: 2020-05-16 words: 3652 flesch: 56 summary: key: cord-351030-jqqxqjzf authors: Rui, M.; Qi, D.; Yong, L. title: A Sparse Gaussian Network Model for Prediction the Growth Trend of COVID-19 Overseas Import Case: When can Hong Kong Lift the International Traffic Blockad? date: 2020-05-16 journal: nan DOI: 10.1101/2020.05.13.20099978 sha: doc_id: 351030 cord_uid: jqqxqjzf The COVID-19 virus was first discovered from China. In order to reduce the possible transmission risk, from 0:00 on March 25, 2020, Hong Kong announced that non-Hong Kong people are prohibited from entering Hong Kong Airport. keywords: funder; growth; hong; kong; medrxiv; model; preprint cache: cord-351030-jqqxqjzf.txt plain text: cord-351030-jqqxqjzf.txt item: #97 of 99 id: cord-353308-e4s8el0s author: Parashar, Umesh D title: Severe acute respiratory syndrome: review and lessons of the 2003 outbreak date: 2004-05-20 words: 4501 flesch: 37 summary: A multicentre collaboration to investigate the cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus as a possible cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome Identification of a novel coronavirus in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome A novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome Update 96-Taiwan, China: SARS transmission interrupted in last outbreak area Koch's postulates fulfilled for SARS virus Newly discovered coronavirus as the primary cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome The genome sequence of the SARS-associated coronavirus Characterization of a novel coronavirus associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome Role of China in the quest to define and control severe acute respiratory syndrome Prevalence of IgG antibody to SARS-associated coronavirus in animal traders-Guangdong province Isolation and characterization of viruses related to the SARS coronavirus from animals in Southern China SARS virus infection of cats and ferrets SARS-related virus predating SARS outbreak, Hong Kong. 26 Pathological findings in the lungs of SARS patients during the first 10 days of illness include pneumocyte proliferation and desquamation, hyaline membrane formation, mixed inflammatory infiltrate, and intra-alveolar oedema. keywords: cases; coronavirus; cov; health; illness; outbreak; patients; sars; syndrome; transmission cache: cord-353308-e4s8el0s.txt plain text: cord-353308-e4s8el0s.txt item: #98 of 99 id: cord-354661-wls1rd7d author: Suen, Yiu-tung title: Effects of general and sexual minority-specific COVID-19-related stressors on the mental health of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Hong Kong date: 2020-08-03 words: 5047 flesch: 43 summary: Minority stress theory proposes that sexual minority health disparities can be explained in large part by stressors induced by a hostile, homophobic social environment, in which LGB people have to live with harassment, maltreatment, discrimination and victimization (Frost et al., 2015; Meyer, 2013) . Nevertheless, due to the implementation of social distancing restrictions, sexual minority people may have fewer access to LGBT+ community during the COVID-19 pandemic. keywords: covid-19; health; lgb; pandemic; people; stressors; symptoms cache: cord-354661-wls1rd7d.txt plain text: cord-354661-wls1rd7d.txt item: #99 of 99 id: cord-354832-lps2qbxy author: Wong, J. S. W. title: The Common Missed Handwashing Instances and Areas after 15 Years of Hand-Hygiene Education date: 2019-08-08 words: 4416 flesch: 54 summary: Summary of Probable SARS Cases with Onset of Illness from 1 Systematic review: hygiene and health: systematic review of handwashing practices worldwide and update of health effects Effect of washing hands with soap on diarrhoea risk in the community: a systematic review Handwashing among female college students Research article: analysis of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria found at various sites on surfaces in an urban university Hand washing practices in a college town environment Evaluation of students' social hand washing knowledge, practices, and skills in a university setting Evaluation of hand hygiene in groups of students in Greece Planned, motivated and habitual hygiene behaviour: an eleven country review Evaluation of the role of school children in the promotion of point-of-use water treatment and handwashing in schools and households-Nyanza Province, Western Kenya Predictors of hand-washing behavior Usage of ultraviolet test method for monitoring the efficacy of surgical hand rub technique among medical students Examining hand-washing rates and durations in public restrooms Gender and ethnic differences in hand hygiene practices among college students Inverse correlation between level of professional education and rate of handwashing compliance in a teaching hospital Perceptions, attitudes, and behavior towards patient hand hygiene Anticipated and current preventive behaviors in response to an anticipated human-to-human H5N1 epidemic in the Hong Kong Chinese general population Assessing the thoroughness of hand hygiene: seeing is believing A large-scale assessment of hand hygiene quality and the effectiveness of the WHO 6-steps Influence of rub-in technique on required application time and hand coverage in hygienic hand disinfection Less and less-influence of volume on hand coverage and bactericidal efficacy in hand disinfection Centre for Health Protection, Perform Hand Hygiene Properly, Centre for Health Protection ey also found that female participants scored significantly higher in knowledge, skills, and practices of hand hygiene [7] . keywords: areas; hands; handwashing; hong; hygiene; kong; participants cache: cord-354832-lps2qbxy.txt plain text: cord-354832-lps2qbxy.txt