Total waste from human activities, including plastics, is huge in Hong Kong. In particular, as a result of the prevention and control measures implemented during COVID-19 pandemic, take-away meals increased tremendously Kong, generating disposable plastic tableware (DPT). Although Kong has charging scheme for bags, it does not have tableware. Therefore, this study aimed to understand attitudes ...

BACKGROUND Little information exists on the research productivity of successfully promoted tenure-track Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) faculty. OBJECTIVE To determine the research productivity that typically results in successful promotion. DESIGN We collected publicly available curriculum vitae (CVs) from faculty currently in accredited DPT programs and who had been successfully promoted...

Purpose. The purpose of this study ws~s to evaluate We changes of the refractive error in the follow up after penetrating keratoplasty for Fuchs’ dystrophy. Methods. Between 1960 and 1991 16.2 keratoplasties with mechanical trephination and single running suture ware performed for Fuchs’ dystrophy consecutively. The suture was removed 20,4 f 7.5 months postoperatively. In 99 eyes a simultaneous...

More than 71,000 relatives of type 1 diabetic patients have been screened for cytoplasmic islet cell antibodies (ICAs), GAD65 autoantibodies (GAAs), and ICA512 autoantibodies (ICA512AAs). Among those 71,148 relatives, 2,448 were cytoplasmic ICA+, and the remainder were ICA-. Of the ICA+ group, 1,229 (50.2%) were positive for GAAs and/or ICA512AAs. Among ICA- relatives, 1,897 (2.76%) were positi...

PURPOSE To evaluate the refractive development of premature infants with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) after treatment with laser photocoagulation or intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (IVB). METHODS The medical records of patients with ROP treated between 2003 and 2012 who underwent yearly follow-ups were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with residual ROP abnormalities were excluded....

The flexural beam test EN 14488-3 is considered a reference for the characterization of post-cracking tensile response fibre-reinforced sprayed concrete (FRSC). However, geometry specimens complication in case characterising extracted from structure. double punch (DPT) and double-edge wedge splitting (DEWS) are two alternative approaches that have been introduced to simplify assessment concrete...

BACKGROUND Increased extravascular compression and reduced diastolic perfusion time (DPT), rather than vascular remodeling, influence coronary microcirculatory dysfunction in aortic stenosis (AS). However, alterations after aortic valve replacement (AVR) remain unclear. The aim of the present study was to quantify changes in transmural perfusion and coronary vasodilator reserve (CVR), a measure...