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Business, Finance
Guang Chen, Min Wang
Summary: In this paper, the authors use the China-Hong Kong Stock Connects as a natural experiment to examine the impact of stock market liberalization on firm earnings management. Their findings suggest that the liberalization significantly reduces earnings management due to a decrease in asymmetric information. These results have important policy implications for regulators and provide evidence for the benefits of market liberalization.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
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Immunology
Kai Man Ng, Tsun Kit Chu, Phyllis Lau
Summary: Studies show that vaccine hesitancy exists among healthcare workers regarding COVID-19 vaccines. Providing transparent and adequate vaccine information and addressing specific concerns could enhance vaccination uptake.
Article
Business, Finance
Yuyang Zhao, Cheng Xiang, Wenwu Cai
Summary: By using the Shanghai-Hong Kong and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connects as exogenous shocks, the study examines the impact of stock market liberalization on the herding behavior of domestic institutional investors. The results indicate that the Connects reduce institutional herding in connected A-share stocks, primarily by reducing information asymmetry.
PACIFIC-BASIN FINANCE JOURNAL
(2021)
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Economics
Yezhou Sha, Ping Zhang, Yiru Wang, Yifan Xu
Summary: This study investigates the impact of capital market opening on green innovation in China. Using quasi-natural experiments, the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, the researchers find that capital market opening improves corporate green innovation by reducing information asymmetry and increasing environmental awareness. Additionally, they discover that enterprises tend to excessively pursue quantity of green innovation in the short term.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pui Ki Tsui, Pui Hing Chau, Janet Yuen Ha Wong, Man Ping Wang, Xiaoli Gao, Otto Lok Tao Lam, Katherine Chiu Man Leung, Edward Chin Man Lo, Agnes Tiwari
Summary: There is a lack of research on oral care delivered by nursing staff in acute hospital settings. This study aims to assess the oral care knowledge, attitude, and practice among nursing staff in Hong Kong, and provide a standardized assessment tool. The findings suggest a correlation between oral care knowledge, attitude, and practice, but overall levels are low.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lap Ah Tse, Priscilla Ming Yi Lee, Dongming Wang, Yan Li, Shuyuan Yang, Shoulin Wang, Janice Ying Chui Lau, Tangchun Wu, Hongbing Shen, Xiaoming Ji, Weihong Chen
Summary: There has been a lack of validated tools to assess workplace infection control related to SARS-Cov-2 in non-healthcare industries. In this study, a new tool called Workplace Safety Index towards SARS-Cov-2 (WSI-SC2) was developed and validated through a survey involving 6684 workers from various non-healthcare settings in Hong Kong, Nanjing, and Wuhan. The WSI-SC2 consists of 14 variables and three sub-indices, and showed good reliability and model fit. Workers with higher WSI-SC2 scores were more likely to undergo COVID-19 testing. This study provides a valuable tool for measuring workplace safety towards SARS-Cov-2 in non-healthcare workers.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Kristine Shik Luk, Yat-ming Tsang, Alex Yat-man Ho, Wing-kin To, Ben Kwok-ho Wong, Maureen Mo-lin Wong, Yiu-chung Wong
Summary: A study found that Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) infection occurred in 13 persons who inject drugs in Kowloon West Region, Hong Kong, China. The infection mainly manifested as infective spondylitis, endocarditis, and other serious infections. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed clonal relatedness among the isolates from 9 patients.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Reema Subramanian, Veranja Liyanapathirana, Nilakshi Barua, Rui Sun, Maggie Haitian Wang, Rita Ng, Edmund A. S. Nelson, David S. Hui, Margaret Ip
Summary: The epidemiology of hospitalised pneumococcal disease in adults was assessed following the introduction of universal childhood pneumococcal immunisation in 2009. It was found that invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia cases existed, with serotype 19F being replaced by serotype 3 over time.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sam S. S. Lau, Eric N. Y. Shum, Jackie O. T. Man, Ethan T. H. Cheung, Padmore Adusei Amoah, Angela Y. M. Leung, Kevin Dadaczynski, Orkan Okan
Summary: This study assessed COVID-19-specific health literacy among school teachers in Hong Kong, finding that 50.8% had sufficient health literacy, while 38.3% had problematic health literacy and 10.9% had inadequate health literacy. Teachers with sufficient health literacy exhibited better work behaviors and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination. Age and number of teaching hours per week were significant predictors of health literacy level.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Kenneth Siu-Sing Leung, Timothy Ting-Leung Ng, Alan Ka-Lun Wu, Miranda Chong-Yee Yau, Hiu-Yin Lao, Ming-Pan Choi, Kingsley King-Gee Tam, Lam-Kwong Lee, Barry Kin-Chung Wong, Alex Yat-Man Ho, Kam-Tong Yip, Kwok-Cheung Lung, Raymond Wai-To Liu, Eugene Yuk-Keung Tso, Wai-Shing Leung, Man-Chun Chan, Yuk-Yung Ng, Kit-Man Sin, Kitty Sau-Chun Fung, Sandy Ka-Yee Chau, Wing-Kin To, Tak-Lun Que, David Ho-Keung Shum, Shea Ping Yip, Wing Cheong Yam, Gilman Kit-Hang Siu
Summary: Initial cases of coronavirus disease in Hong Kong were imported from mainland China, but a dramatic increase in case numbers in February 2020 suggested local community transmission. Whole-genome sequencing revealed two lineages in the community outbreak, with one lineage containing a common mutation, Orf3a-G251V, and accounting for 88.0% of cases. The estimated time to the most recent common ancestor of the local outbreak was December 24, 2019, with a reproduction number of 1.84, indicating ongoing community spread.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bixia Huang, Gengze Liao, Priscilla Ming Yi Lee, Chi Kuen Chan, Lai-bun Tai, Chun Yuk Jason Tsang, Chi Chiu Leung, Lap Ah Tse
Summary: A cross-sectional study found that weakened circadian activity rhythms (CARs) were associated with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among pneumoconiosis patients. Compared with healthy individuals, pneumoconiosis patients had worse cognition and dampened CARs. Furthermore, pneumoconiosis patients with weakened CARs were consistently associated with increased risk of MCI and cognitive impairment.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Jisun Jung, Xiaoshi Li, Mei Lai
Summary: This study explores the perceptions of master's students regarding their research experiences and the concept of research. The findings reveal that master's students interpret research through various perspectives, including learning outcomes, learning processes, and separate tasks. Additionally, the interpretation of research is influenced by the students' backgrounds, such as their academic discipline and work experience. Furthermore, research supervision plays a crucial role in shaping the students' perceptions of research.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Tiffany H. T. Wong, Kaden S. K. Lee, Sharon M. C. Lo, Mandy M. P. Kan, Crystal Kwan, Emmanuelle Opsommer, Shahnawaz Anwer, Heng Li, Arnold Y. L. Wong, Veronika Schoeb
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the experiences, challenges, concerns, and coping strategies of older women with chronic low back pain (CLBP) in Hong Kong. The findings revealed that CLBP has negative impacts on older women's daily life, both physically and psychologically. They adopted various pain management strategies, with some influenced by the Chinese culture. Family support, as well as social activities and support from elderly community centers, were found to be important factors for their management of CLBP.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Li-fang Zhang, Hugo Horta
Summary: This study aimed to explore the predictive power of academics' research agendas for their job dissatisfaction. The findings showed that research agendas varied based on age, gender, academic rank, and discipline, while job dissatisfaction varied based on age, academic rank, and institutional ranking. Controlling for these factors, trailblazing research agendas negatively contributed to job dissatisfaction, while cohesive (conservative) research agendas positively predicted job dissatisfaction.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
S. L. Chau, M. P. Wang, Y. Wu, D. Y. T. Cheung, A. Kong, V. Lai, T. H. Lam, S. Y. Ho
Summary: The study found that in China, 84.1% of smokers aged 15 and above were exclusive cigarette smokers, while 15.9% were current polytobacco product users. Being male, younger, and less prepared to quit smoking were associated with current polytobacco product use.