Dr Jonathan Ho conducted a research project to evaluate the capability of local emergency nurses to interpret electrocardiogram (ECG). The findings suggest that sufficient training should be provided to nurses to familiarise them with ECG rhythms, especially heart block, to ensure appropriate treatment for patients.
Aiming at achieving a breakthrough in minimising the latency of a wireless network, Dr Yaru Fu and her team developed an algorithm to optimise network content caching, recommendation, and transmission to improve the overall performance of the network. The proposed algorithm outperformed other baseline schemes in real-life 5G network scenarios, providing insights to the network industry in developing the next generation of wireless networks.
Five HKMU scholars from various disciplines have been listed among the top 2% most-cited scientists in the world, showcasing the research excellence of HKMU scholars and the remarkable impact of their research outputs.
Joining hands with the Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service, the Public and Social Policy Research Centre of HKMU has gauged the views of residents of subdivided units, and realised that nearly half of them are dissatisfied with their current living standard. The research team believes that transitional housing can ease the urgent needs of residents of subdivided units.
Aimed to shed light on strategies to protect fish against algal blooms, Professor Fred Lee and his team has succeeded in enhancing the understanding of the mechanism of Karenia mikimotoi, a fish-killing algae. The research outcome will help formulating preventive measures or proactive strategies against fish-killing incidents.
The School of Nursing and Health Studies presented the findings of a research study on holistic residential care at the Right Care, Right Time Conference, confirming the effectiveness of the 2Rs project in improving residents' health-related quality of life and in addressing their behavioural problems.
In response to the problems regarding conventional methods for topic modeling, Professor Philips Fu Lee Wang and his team has successfully developed two efficient and scalable topic models, which can be utilised in a broad range of online applications.
Dr Rebecca Leung Mo-ling, department head of Creative Arts, has adopted a sociological approach to the study of Eileen Chang, with the aim of demonstrating how the image of the phenomenal female writer has been shaped by the dominant national and cultural imagination of specific times and spaces.
The Public and Social Policy Research Centre (PSPRC) has constructed a Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) Price Index to provide an indicative reference for the price trends of Home Ownership Scheme flats on the secondary market. The results demonstrated that the HOS secondary market exhibited a sharp price hike between 2013 and 2021.
Dr Kam Cheong Li, Director overseeing research of the University, conducted a research study to evaluate the mobile learning practice in HKMU nursing programmes, aimed at filling the knowledge gap in understanding factors impacting the effectiveness of mobile learning in nursing education, and offered effective instruments for evaluation and use in such a context.
When studying the long-term impact of organizing mega-events for promoting tourism, Dr Matthew Yeung, Associate Director of IIBG, discovered that the type of event that shines is different between countries. The research findings provide insights to countries and cities when consider organizing mega-events to promote tourism.
Dr Jessie Wong has studied the development of local pre-school teachers' professional identity under the free kindergarten education policy. She believed that the Government should take the lead in promoting early childhood educators as trained professionals, so as to alter public’s impression on kindergarten teachers.
