Annual Report 1993-94

29 Research output, mainly in the form of scholarly publications, covers a wide area, reflecting the diverse spectrum of research activities in the University. In 1993-94, a total of 2,119 publications have been recorded. One significant publication exemplifying the unique contribution of CUHK is Guangdong: Survey of a Province Undergoing Rapid Change, published by The Chinese University Press. The book contains articles written by University academics working on different aspects of the Guangdong Province and is the result of years of intensive research. Many other projects have borne fruit and won international acclaim. 由電子工程學系湛偉權博士(右)主持 的「整數餘弦變換」研究，在壓縮影 像的技術方面取得重要成就。湛博士 及訊息工程學系楊偉豪博士 (左)獲美 國太空總邀請，擔任伽利略計劃顧 問，設計影像數據還原程式。 A poject in integer cosine transforms by Dr. W.K. Cham (right) ofthe Department of Electronic Engineering hasled to an effective and efficient way of compressing image data. Dr. Cham and Dr. W.H. Yeung (left) of the Department of Information Engineering havebeen called upon by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to help with data retrieval from the spacecraft Galileo. 生物化學系韋妙宜博士及李卓予教授合 作硏究人類心臓基因，發現二千個新的 脫氧核糖核酸序列，並對其中兩個進行 深入硏究 。 A group led by Dr. Mary Waye and Prof. C.Y. Leeof the Department of Biochemistry have found some2,000novel cDNA clones from the human heart that contain previously unknown genes.Of these, two genes, respectively with heat shock and zinc-binding functions, have beenstudied in depth.