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Twenty Research Projects Receive Grants

  1. A High-throughput and Low-cost 3D Imaging System for Flowing Escherichia Coli (HK$990,000)
    Sponsor: Innovation and Technology Fund
    Principal investigator: Prof. Yunhui Lin, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering
  2. Design Automation of Customized Jigs for Bone Tumor Surgery (HK$1,024,994)
    Sponsors: Innovation and Technology Fund, New World CAD/Cam Dev. Ltd. Principal investigator: Dr. Chang-ling Wang, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering
  3. Research and Development on High-speed Analog Front-end for 4G TD-LTE (HK$764,250)
    Sponsors: Innovation and Technology Fund, SHENZHEN Hi-Tech Consumer Chip Solution Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Amplify Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Principal investigator: Prof. Kong-pang Pun, Department of Electronic Engineering
  4. International Symposium and Workshop on Establishing a Geriatric Fragility Fractures Registry in Hong Kong (HK$179,620)
    Sponsor: Professional Services Development Assistance Scheme
    Principal investigator: Prof. Kwok-siu Leung, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
  5. Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Cataract Extraction by Phacoemulsification versus Combined Pharcotrabeculectomy in Treating Chronic Angle Closure Glaucoma (CACG) with Coexisting Cataract (HK$97,000)
    Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
    Principal investigator: Prof. Clement Chee-yung Tham, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
  6. The Respiratory Health Effects of Using Household Cleaning Products in Hong Kong School Children (HK$895,403)
    Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
    Principal investigator: Prof. Xiang-qian Lao, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care
  7. Regulation of Glucose Balance in Type II Diabetes by Combined Action of Low-magnitude High-frequency Vibration and a Chinese Herb: In Vitro and In Vivo Study (HK$954,528)
    Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
    Principal investigator: Prof. Kwok-pui Fung, School of Biomedical Science
  8. Investigation of the Protective Effects of Herba Cistanche on Statin-induced Muscle Toxicity (HK$999,528)
    Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
    Principal investigator: Prof. Clara Bik-san Lau, Institute of Chinese Medicine
  9. Lifestyle Intervention in Obese Chinese Adolescent with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study (HK$991,899)
    Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
    Principal investigator: Dr. Dorothy Fung-ying Chan, Department of Paediatrics
  10. Neurological Impact of Covert Strokes in Noncardiac Surgery: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study (HK$920,372)
    Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
    Principal investigator: Dr. Matthew Tak-vai Chan, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
  11. Projection of All-cause Mortality and Life Expectancy in Hong Kong to 2041 by Socio-economic Status: A Population-based Retrospective Cohort Study (HK$79,960)
    Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
    Principal investigator: Prof. Roger Yat-nork Chung, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care
  12. Identification of Genetic Susceptibility to Low-dose Mercury Exposure in Children (HK$79,972)
    Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
    Principal investigator: Dr. Hugh Simon Hung-san Lam, Department of Paediatrics
  13. A Community-based Advanced Care Planning Programme to Improve End-of-life Care in Patients with Advanced Disease: A Mixed-method Approach (HK$944,294)
    Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
    Principal investigator: Dr. Helen Yue-lan Chan, The Nethersole School of Nursing
  14. Determination of Association between Serum Folate Level and Toxicity of Capecitabine in Patients with Colorectal Cancers: A Prospective Cohort Study (HK$672,978)
    Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
    Principal investigator: Dr. Stephen Lam Chan, Department of Clinical Oncology
  15. Quantum Control of an Ultrasound Gas of Polar Molecules (HK$2,955,900)
    Sponsors: The French National Research Agency, Research Grants Council
    Principal investigator: Prof. Wang Dajun, Department of Physics
  16. Research and Development of SAR Tomography Based on Compressed Sensing (HK$1,098,735)
    Sponsors: Innovation and Technology Fund, Beijing Geobeans Information Technology Co. Ltd.
    Principal investigator: Prof. Hui Lin, Institute of Space and Earth Information Science
  17. A Flexion and Abduction Enabled Hip Distractor for Treating Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease (HK$999,994)
    Sponsor: Innovation and Technology Fund
    Principal investigator: Prof. Daniel Tik-pui Fong, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
  18. A Comparison of the Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors for Erectile Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis (HK$425,480)
    Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
    Principal investigator: Prof. Jin-lin Tang, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care
  19. Intracranial Artery Calcification Score on Computed Tomography: A Non-invasive Predictor to Screen Chinese Stroke Patients at High Risk of Recurrent Stroke (HK$616,072)
    Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
    Principal investigator: Prof. Lawrence Ka-sing Wong, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
  20. Validation and Valuation of the Preference-based Health Index Using EQ-5D-5L in the Hong Kong Population (HK$792,028)
    Sponsor: Health and Medical Research Fund
    Principal investigator: Prof. Eliza Lai-yi Wong, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care

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