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Liu Kin Hang. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 88-98). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract (in English) --- p.i / Abstract (in Chinese) --- p.iii / Acknowledgement --- p.v / Table of Contents --- p.vi / List of Tables --- p.ix / List of Figures --- p.x / Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations --- p.xi / Chapter Section I: --- Overview --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1 --- Asthma and Assessment of A irway Inflammation --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Assessment of A irway Inflammation --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Invasive and Noninvasive Methods --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Exhaled Nitric Oxide as a Diagnostic Marker and Its Correlation with Other Markers of Inflammation --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Normal Reference Studies of Exhaled Nitric Oxide --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2 --- Aim of Study --- p.10 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Plan of Study --- p.11 / Chapter Section II: --- Literature Review --- p.13 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Nitric Oxide Biology --- p.15 / Chapter 3.1 --- Exhaled Nitric Oxide Production in Airway --- p.15 / Chapter 3.2 --- Nitric Oxide Production and Function --- p.16 / Chapter 3.3 --- Nitric Oxide Synthase Pathway --- p.18 / Chapter 3.4 --- Factors Affecting Exhaled Nitric Oxide Level --- p.21 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Procedure-related Factors --- p.22 / Chapter 3.4.1.1 --- Nasal Nitric Oxide Contamination --- p.22 / Chapter 3.4.1.2 --- Exhalation Procedure 226}0´ؤؤStarting Lung Volumes --- p.23 / Chapter 3.4.1.3 --- Exhalation Procedure 226}0ؤ Flow --- p.23 / Chapter 3.4.1.4 --- Circadian Rhythm --- p.25 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Patient Factors --- p.26 / Chapter 3.4.2.1 --- Sex --- p.26 / Chapter 3.4.2.2 --- Upper Respiratory Tract Infection --- p.26 / Chapter 3.4.2.3 --- Diet and Exhaled Nitric Oxide --- p.27 / Chapter 3.4.2.4 --- Effect of Spirometry and Exercise --- p.28 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Environmental Factors --- p.28 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Asthmatics and Its Relationship to Anti-inflammatory Treatment --- p.31 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Relationship of Exhaled Nitric Oxide with Other Inflammatory Markers --- p.33 / Chapter 5.1 --- Correlation of Findings from Biopsy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage with Exhaled Nitric Oxide --- p.33 / Chapter 5.2 --- "Exhaled Nitric Oxide, Induced Sputum Analysis and Sputum Eosinophil Cationic Protein" --- p.35 / Chapter Section III: --- Original Study --- p.37 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Methodology --- p.38 / Chapter 6.1 --- Study Population --- p.38 / Chapter 6.2 --- The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood --- p.40 / Chapter 6.3 --- ISAAC Questionnaires --- p.42 / Chapter 6.4 --- Standardized Approach for Answering Questions in the Field --- p.44 / Chapter 6.5 --- Anthropometric Measurements --- p.45 / Chapter 6.6 --- Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurement --- p.46 / Chapter 6.6.1 --- "NIOY® (Aerocrine AB, Stockholm, Sweden)" --- p.46 / Chapter 6.6.2 --- Calibration Procedures --- p.47 / Chapter 6.6.3 --- Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurement --- p.48 / Chapter 6.7 --- Classification of Subjects --- p.51 / Chapter 6.8 --- Statistical Analysis --- p.53 / Chapter Chapter 7: --- Results --- p.54 / Chapter 7.1 --- Subjects and Demography --- p.54 / Chapter 7.2 --- Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Chinese Children --- p.58 / Chapter 7.3 --- Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Caucasians and Other Ethnic Groups --- p.66 / Chapter Chapter 8: --- Discussion --- p.69 / Chapter Chapter 9: --- Conclusion and Further Studies --- p.76 / Appendix 1 Questionnaires (Chinese Version) --- p.80 / Appendix 2 Questionnaires (English Version) --- p.84 / References --- p.88

by Hui Na-na, Anna. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-122). / Text in English; Questionnaire also in Chinese. / by Hui Na-na, Anna. / LISTS OF FIGURE & TABLES V / Chapter CHAPTER 1 - --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Background of the study / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Approaches to Creativity --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Motivational Orientation and Creativity --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Relationship between Classroom Environment and Creativity --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Relationship between Classroom Environment and Motivational Orientation --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2 --- Research Questions --- p.12 / Chapter 1.3 --- Significance of the Study --- p.13 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 - --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Chapter 2.1 --- Conception of Creativity / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Definition of Creativity --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Factors of Creativity --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Distinction between Creativity and Intelligence --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2 --- Approaches to Creativity / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Creative Personality --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Creative Product --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Creative Process --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Creative Press (Environment) --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- More Integrative Approaches to Creativity --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2.6 --- An Approach to Studying Creativity in Writing --- p.31 / Chapter 2.3 --- Creativity and Classroom Environment / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Environmental Stimulants of Creativity in the Classroom --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Environmental Inhibitors of Creativity in the Classroom --- p.35 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Teachers' and Peers' Judgment of Creativity and Social Validation of Students' Creativity in the Classroom --- p.36 / Chapter 2.4 --- Conception of Motivational Orientation / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivational Orientation --- p.38 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Orientation as Trait and Involvement as State --- p.39 / Chapter 2.5 --- Motivational Orientation and Classroom Environment --- p.41 / Chapter 2.6 --- Motivational Orientation and Creativity --- p.45 / Chapter 2.7 --- Hypotheses of the Study --- p.47 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 - --- METHOD / Chapter 3.1 --- Operational Definitions of Variables / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Operational Definition of Creativity --- p.49 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Operational Definition of Motivational Orientation --- p.49 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Operational Definition of Classroom Environment --- p.50 / Chapter 3.2 --- Subjects --- p.50 / Chapter 3.3 --- Instruments / Chapter 3.3.1 --- The Consensual Assessment of Creativity --- p.51 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Motivational Orientation Scale --- p.52 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Classroom Environment Questionnaire --- p.53 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Behavioral Characteristics of Students --- p.55 / Chapter 3.4 --- Procedure / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Pilot Study --- p.55 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Main Study --- p.56 / Chapter Chapter 4 - --- results / Chapter 4.1 --- Reliabilities of Instruments / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Consensual Assessment of Creativity --- p.58 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Motivational Orientation Scale --- p.61 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Classroom Environment Questionnaire --- p.62 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Behavioral Characteristics of Students --- p.65 / Chapter 4.1.5 --- Mean Scores and Standard Deviations of Instruments --- p.66 / Chapter 4.2 --- Relationships Among Product Creativity and Other Variables / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Objective and Subjective Judgment of Creativity --- p.67 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- "Students' Product Creativity, Students' Behavioral Characteristics and Peer Nomination of Creativity" --- p.70 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Behavioral Characteristics of Students and Students' Motivational Orientation --- p.73 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Product Creativity and Students' Motivational Orientation --- p.73 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Students' Behavioral Characteristics and Their Perception of Classroom Environment --- p.73 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Product Creativity and Students' Perception of Classroom Environment --- p.74 / Chapter 4.2.7 --- Students' Motivational Orientation and Their Perception of Classroom Environment --- p.77 / Chapter 4.2.8 --- Students' Perception of Classroom Environment and Others' Perceived Measures of Students' Creativity --- p.78 / Chapter 4.3 --- "Sex Effects of Variables on Behavioral Characteristics of Students, Peer Nomination of Creativity and Self-Perception of Creativity" --- p.79 / Chapter 4.4 --- Prediction of Students' Product Creativity / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Students' Product Creativity Predicted by Objective and Subjective-Creativity Variables --- p.84 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Students' Product Creativity Predicted by Students' Perception of Classroom Environment --- p.86 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Students' Product Creativity Predicted by Students' Self-Perception of Motivational Orientation and Creativity --- p.87 / Chapter 4.4.4 --- Students' Product Creativity Predicted by Teachers' Observation of Behavioral Characteristics and Peer Nomination of Creativity --- p.89 / Chapter 4.4.5 --- Students' Product Creativity Predicted by all Independent Variables --- p.91 / Chapter 4.5 --- Summary of Findings / Chapter CHAPTER 5 - --- discussion / Chapter 5.1 --- Implications and Directions for Future Research / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Social Validity of Students' Creativity --- p.96 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- "Students' Creativity, Motivational Orientation and Behavioral Characteristics of Students" --- p.98 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Students' Creativity and Classroom Environment --- p.100 / Chapter 5.1.4 --- Students' Self-Perception of Creativity --- p.102 / Chapter 5.2 --- Limitations of the Study --- p.104 / references / Appendices

Lui, Kit Yee. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 150-157). / Abstracts and questionnaire in English and Chinese. / Title --- p.1 / Abstract --- p.2 / Acknowledgement --- p.7 / Table of contents --- p.8 / List of tables --- p.11 / List of figures --- p.12 / Glossary of terms and abbreviations --- p.13 / Chapter Section I: --- Overview --- p.14 / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.15 / Chapter 1.1 --- Prevalence of food allergy in children --- p.15 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Methodologies for studying food allergy --- p.18 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Skin Prick Test and its mechanism --- p.19 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Measurement of serum specific IgE levels --- p.21 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Gold standard for diagnosis of food allergy --- p.22 / Chapter 1.2 --- Aim of Study --- p.25 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Plan of Study --- p.26 / Chapter Section II: --- Literature Review --- p.28 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Epidemiology of food allergy --- p.30 / Chapter 3.1 --- Prevalence of food allergy in children in western countries --- p.30 / Chapter 3.2 --- Prevalence of atopic allergies in children in rural areas --- p.34 / Chapter 3.3 --- Euro Prevail - A standardized methodology in studying food allergies --- p.38 / Chapter 3.4 --- Epidemiology of adverse food reaction in Hong Kong pre-school children --- p.40 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Diagnosis of food allergies --- p.44 / Chapter 4.1 --- History --- p.44 / Chapter 4.2 --- Use of Skin Prick Test for diagnosis --- p.45 / Chapter 4.3 --- Use of serum specific IgE level for diagnosis --- p.47 / Chapter 4.4 --- Use of double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge for diagnosis --- p.49 / Chapter 4.5 --- Factors affecting precise diagnosis of food allergies --- p.51 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- Procedure-related Factors --- p.51 / Chapter 4.5.1.1 --- Performance of skin prick test --- p.51 / Chapter 4.5.1.2 --- Cross-reactivity of serum specific IgE --- p.52 / Chapter 4.5.1.3 --- Different diagnostic decision points in different populations --- p.53 / Chapter 4.5.1.4 --- Sensitization and allergy --- p.54 / Chapter 4.5.1.5 --- False negative oral food challenges --- p.55 / Chapter 4.5.2 --- Patient Factors --- p.56 / Chapter 4.5.2.1 --- Age of subjects --- p.56 / Chapter 4.5.2.2 --- Diet before tests --- p.57 / Chapter 4.5.2.3 --- Anti-histamine medications --- p.57 / Chapter 4.5.2.4 --- Skin sensitivity of subjects --- p.58 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Risk factors for development of food allergies --- p.59 / Chapter 5.1 --- Factors associated with development of food allergies --- p.59 / Chapter 5.2 --- Food allergy and asthma --- p.62 / Chapter 5.3 --- Food allergy and eczema --- p.63 / Chapter Section III: --- Original Study --- p.64 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Methodology --- p.65 / Chapter 6.1 --- Study Population --- p.65 / Chapter 6.1.1 --- Sample size calculation --- p.66 / Chapter 6.2 --- The EuroPrevall Study --- p.67 / Chapter 6.3 --- EuroPrevall Questionnaires --- p.68 / Chapter 6.4 --- Standardized Approach for Answering Questions in the Field --- p.69 / Chapter 6.5 --- Anthropometric Measurements and Ethics Approval --- p.70 / Chapter 6.6 --- Skin Prick Testing --- p.71 / Chapter 6.7 --- Measurement of serum specific IgE level --- p.72 / Chapter 6.8 --- Classification of Subjects --- p.74 / Chapter 6.9 --- Statistical Analysis --- p.75 / Chapter Chapter 7: --- Results --- p.76 / Chapter 7.1 --- Subjects and Demography --- p.76 / Chapter 7.2 --- Reported Symptoms in Chinese Children --- p.80 / Chapter 7.3 --- Food allergen sensitization in Chinese Children --- p.81 / Chapter 7.4 --- Association between food sensitization and allergic symptoms --- p.89 / Chapter 7.5 --- Prevalence of Food Allergy in Chinese Schoolchildren --- p.93 / Chapter Chapter 8: --- Discussion --- p.96 / Chapter Chapter 9: --- Conclusion and Further Studies --- p.102 / Appendix 1 Screening questionnaire (Chinese Version) --- p.106 / Appendix 2 Screening questionnaire (English Version) --- p.109 / Appendix 3 Case-control questionnaire (Chinese Version) --- p.111 / Appendix 4 Case-control questionnaire (English Version) --- p.132 / References --- p.150

Xiao, Kang. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-103). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.I / 摘要 --- p.VI / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Albuminuria --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Definition --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Albuminuria in adolescents/children --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Prevalence of albuminuria in adults and adolescents --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Pathogenesis of albuminuria --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3 --- CVD and risk factors --- p.12 / Chapter 1.4 --- The associations between microalbuminuria and CVD risk factors --- p.17 / Chapter 1.5 --- Heavy metals --- p.18 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Definition of heavy metals --- p.18 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Adverse effects of heavy metals --- p.19 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Heavy metals exposure In Hong Kong population: the local scene --- p.28 / Chapter 1.6 --- MicroRNAs --- p.29 / Chapter 1.6.1 --- The discovery of microRNAs --- p.29 / Chapter 1.6.2 --- The biogenesis of microRNAs --- p.30 / Chapter 1.6.3 --- The function of microRNAs --- p.31 / Chapter 1.7 --- Hypothesis --- p.40 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Methodology --- p.41 / Chapter 2.1 --- Population --- p.41 / Chapter 2.2 --- Laboratory assays --- p.42 / Chapter 2.3 --- Statistical analysis --- p.44 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Results --- p.46 / Chapter 3.1 --- Demographic and baseline clinical data --- p.46 / Chapter 3.2 --- Microalbuminuria and cardiovascular risk factors --- p.48 / Chapter 3.3 --- Microalbuminuria and heavy metals --- p.51 / Chapter 3.4 --- Microalbuminuria and miRNAs --- p.54 / Chapter 3.5 --- "Microalbuminuria, miRNAs, heavy metals and cardiovascular risk factors" --- p.57 / Chapter 3.6 --- miRNAs and heavy metals --- p.60 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Discussion --- p.62 / Chapter 4.1 --- Heavy metals and microalbuminuria --- p.62 / Chapter 4.2 --- Heavy metals and CVD risk factors --- p.68 / Chapter 4.3 --- Microalbuminuria and CVD risk factors --- p.75 / Chapter 4.4 --- miRNAs and Heavy metals --- p.76 / Chapter 4.5 --- miRNAs and microalbuminuria --- p.77 / Chapter 4.6 --- Conclusion --- p.79 / Acknowledgement --- p.82 / References --- p.83

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