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1دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Wong, Mark Yu Zheng, Gunasekeran, Dinesh Visva, Nusinovici, Simon, Sabanayagam, Charumathi, Yeo, Khung Keong, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Tham, Yih-Chung
المصدر: JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, Vol 7, Iss 2, p e24445 (2021)
مصطلحات موضوعية: Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
الوصف: BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to urgent calls for the adoption of telehealth solutions. However, public interest and demand for telehealth during the pandemic remain unknown. ObjectiveWe used an infodemiological approach to estimate the worldwide demand for telehealth services during COVID-19, focusing on the 50 most affected countries and comparing the demand for such services with the level of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure available. MethodsWe used Google Trends, the Baidu Index (China), and Yandex Keyword Statistics (Russia) to extract data on worldwide and individual countries’ telehealth-related internet searches from January 1 to July 7, 2020, presented as relative search volumes (RSV; range 0-100). Daily COVID-19 cases and deaths were retrieved from the World Health Organization. Individual countries’ ICT infrastructure profiles were retrieved from the World Economic Forum Report. ResultsAcross the 50 countries, the mean RSV was 18.5 (SD 23.2), and the mean ICT index was 62.1 (SD 15.0). An overall spike in worldwide telehealth-related RSVs was observed from March 11, 2020 (RSV peaked to 76.0), which then tailed off in June-July 2020 (mean RSV for the period was 25.8), but remained higher than pre-March RSVs (mean 7.29). By country, 42 (84%) manifested increased RSVs over the evaluation period, with the highest observed in Canada (RSV=100) and the United States (RSV=96). When evaluating associations between RSV and the ICT index, both the United States and Canada demonstrated high RSVs and ICT scores (≥70.3). In contrast, European countries had relatively lower RSVs (range 3.4-19.5) despite high ICT index scores (mean 70.3). Several Latin American (Brazil, Chile, Colombia) and South Asian (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan) countries demonstrated relatively higher RSVs (range 13.8-73.3) but low ICT index scores (mean 44.6), indicating that the telehealth demand outstrips the current ICT infrastructure. ConclusionsThere is generally increased interest and demand for telehealth services across the 50 countries most affected by COVID-19, highlighting the need to scale up telehealth capabilities, during and beyond the pandemic.
وصف الملف: electronic resource
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2دورية
المؤلفون: Wong, Mark
المصدر: Scope. Art : contemporary research topics, Nov 2017; n.14:p.95-97
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3دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Wong, Mark K. L., McRae, Jane
المساهمون: Pensoft Publishers
مصطلحات موضوعية: Australia, hypogaeic, Leptanilla, Milieu Souterrain Superficiel, subterranean
الوصف: Volume: 1197 ; Start Page: 171 ; End Page: 182
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1197.114072Test
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4دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Wong, Mark, Didham, Raphael
مصطلحات موضوعية: Community Ecology excl. Invasive Species Ecology
الوصف: A dataset of 1512 observations of abundance and richness during diurnal and nocturnal periods in insect communities worldwide. The data were collected from 99 studies that systematically sampled insect communities during day and night, using sampling methods minimally influenced by diel variation, such as movement-based interception traps. Spanning six continents, 41 countries and 16 insect orders, the data can support investigations into the factors influencing insect diel preferences as well as the causes and consequences of temporal changes in insect biodiversity. The data also provides key baseline information on the diel activity patterns of insect communities for long-term ecological monitoring. These pursuits take on added significance considering contemporary ‘insect declines’ and increasing anthropogenic impacts on diurnal and nocturnal biodiversity. ...
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7056707Test
https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/A_global_dataset_of_diel_activity_patterns_in_insect_communities/7056707Test -
5دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Quyoum, Aunam, Wong, Mark
الوصف: In the United Kingdom, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the movement towards large-scale digitisation of everyday services: from healthcare, social housing, social security to utilities. However, what is lesser known are the vulnerabilities minoritised ethnic citizens face in datafication processes and how they are racialised within data and algorithmic systems of these services. Its potential to amplify systemic racism and inequalities is concerning yet under-studied, particularly in the UK context. This paper argues it is imperative to understand, and value, racialised minorities’ lived experience to inform and improve digital services’ design to be more inclusive and equitable. Drawing on qualitative interviews and workshops with individuals who identify as a minoritised ethnic individual across England and Scotland, we explore people’s lived experience of everyday digital services. The findings highlight issues related to trust, data privacy, and poorer quality access to services. Such experiences are shaped by the fears and lived experience of racism, both structural and institutional. This paper concludes the use of co-design methods can strengthen capacity amongst racialised communities and stakeholders to articulate where inequities are occurring, understand how to counter harm, and co-create solutions. We outline our case for a co-design approach to guide public and private sectors’ decision-making and policies, so digital services are equitable and responsible by design.
وصف الملف: text
العلاقة: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/322756/2/322756.pdfTest; Quyoum, A. and Wong, M. (2024) Valuing lived experience and co-design solutions to counter racial inequality in data and algorithmic systems in UK’s digital services. Information Communication and Society , (doi:10.1080/1369118X.2024.2331781 ) (Early Online Publication)
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6دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Pawaskar, Rishaan, Huang, Kevin Zhang, Pham, Helen, Nagrial, Adnan, Wong, Mark, O’Neill, Siobhan, Pleass, Henry, Yuen, Lawrence, Lam, Vincent W. T., Richardson, Arthur, Pang, Tony, Nahm, Christopher B.
المصدر: Pawaskar , R , Huang , K Z , Pham , H , Nagrial , A , Wong , M , O’Neill , S , Pleass , H , Yuen , L , Lam , V W T , Richardson , A , Pang , T & Nahm , C B 2024 , ' Systematic review of preoperative prognostic biomarkers in perihilar cholangiocarcinoma ' , Cancers , vol. 16 , no. 4 , 698 , pp. 1-24 . https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16040698Test
مصطلحات موضوعية: biomarkers, disease-free survival, overall survival, perihilar cholangiocarcinoma, prognosis
الوصف: Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) is an uncommon malignancy with generally poor prognosis. Surgery is the primary curative treatment; however, the perioperative mortality and morbidity rates are high, with a low 5-year survival rate. Use of preoperative prognostic biomarkers to predict survival outcomes after surgery for pCCA are not well-established currently. This systematic review aimed to identify and summarise preoperative biomarkers associated with survival in pCCA, thereby potentially improving treatment decision-making. The Embase, Medline, and Cochrane databases were searched, and a systematic review was performed using the PRISMA guidelines. English-language studies examining the association between serum and/or tissue-derived biomarkers in pCCA and overall and/or disease-free survival were included. Our systematic review identified 64 biomarkers across 48 relevant studies. Raised serum CA19-9, bilirubin, CEA, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and tumour MMP9, and low serum albumin were most associated with poorer survival; however, the cutoff values used widely varied. Several promising molecular markers with prognostic significance were also identified, including tumour HMGA2, MUC5AC/6, IDH1, PIWIL2, and DNA index. In conclusion, several biomarkers have been identified in serum and tumour specimens that prognosticate overall and disease-free survival after pCCA resection. These, however, require external validation in large cohort studies and/or in preoperatively obtained specimens, especially tissue biopsy, to recommend their use.
وصف الملف: application/pdf
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16040698Test
https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/37bbd5de-00ea-4eed-96c8-69062f53c19aTest
https://research-management.mq.edu.au/ws/files/325385088/Publisher_version_open_access_.pdfTest
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85185977894&partnerID=8YFLogxKTest -
7دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Lamb, Clayton T., Williams, Sara, Boutin, Stan, Bridger, Michael, Cichowski, Deborah, Cornhill, Kristina, DeMars, Craig, Dickie, Melanie, Ernst, Bevan, Ford, Adam, Gillingham, Michael P., Greene, Laura, Heard, Douglas C., Hebblewhite, Mark, Hervieux, Dave, Klaczek, Mike, McLellan, Bruce N., McNay, R. Scott, Neufeld, Lalenia, Nobert, Barry, Nowak, J. Joshua, Pelletier, Agnès, Reid, Aaron, Roberts, Anne‐Marie, Russell, Mike, Seip, Dale, Seip, Caroline, Shores, Carolyn, Steenweg, Robin, White, Shane, Wittmer, Heiko U., Wong, Mark, Zimmerman, Kathryn L., Serrouya, Robert
المصدر: Ecological Applications ; volume 34, issue 4 ; ISSN 1051-0761 1939-5582
الوصف: Habitat loss is affecting many species, including the southern mountain caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou ) population in western North America. Over the last half century, this threatened caribou population's range and abundance have dramatically contracted. An integrated population model was used to analyze 51 years (1973–2023) of demographic data from 40 southern mountain caribou subpopulations to assess the effectiveness of population‐based recovery actions at increasing population growth. Reducing potential limiting factors on threatened caribou populations offered a rare opportunity to identify the causes of decline and assess methods of recovery. Southern mountain caribou abundance declined by 51% between 1991 and 2023, and 37% of subpopulations were functionally extirpated. Wolf reduction was the only recovery action that consistently increased population growth when applied in isolation, and combinations of wolf reductions with maternal penning or supplemental feeding provided rapid growth but were applied to only four subpopulations. As of 2023, recovery actions have increased the abundance of southern mountain caribou by 52%, compared to a simulation with no interventions. When predation pressure was reduced, rapid population growth was observed, even under contemporary climate change and high levels of habitat loss. Unless predation is reduced, caribou subpopulations will continue to be extirpated well before habitat conservation and restoration can become effective.
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2965Test
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8دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Hume, Amy, Wong, Mark
المصدر: Voice and Speech Review ; page 1-9 ; ISSN 2326-8263 2326-8271
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9دورية أكاديمية
المؤلفون: Bielajew, Benjamin J, Donahue, Ryan P, Espinosa, M Gabriela, Arzi, Boaz, Wang, Dean, Hatcher, David C, Paschos, Nikolaos K, Wong, Mark EK, Hu, Jerry C, Athanasiou, Kyriacos A
المصدر: Cell reports. Medicine. 2(5)
مصطلحات موضوعية: TMJ disc, cartilage, knee joint, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopedic surgery, osteoarthritis, temporomandibular disorder, temporomandibular joint, tissue engineering, translational medicine
الوصف: Although the knee joint and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) experience similar incidence of cartilage ailments, the knee orthopedics field has greater funding and more effective end-stage treatment options. Translational research has resulted in the development of tissue-engineered products for knee cartilage repair, but the same is not true for TMJ cartilages. Here, we examine the anatomy and pathology of the joints, compare current treatments and products for cartilage afflictions, and explore ways to accelerate the TMJ field. We examine disparities, such as a 6-fold higher article count and 2,000-fold higher total joint replacement frequency in the knee compared to the TMJ, despite similarities in osteoarthritis incidence. Using knee orthopedics as a template, basic and translational research will drive the development and implementation of clinical products for the TMJ. With more funding opportunities, training programs, and federal guidance, millions of people afflicted with TMJ disorders could benefit from novel, life-changing therapeutics.
وصف الملف: application/pdf
الوصول الحر: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7ck992vwTest
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10رسالة جامعية
المؤلفون: Wong, Mark Tsun On
مرشدي الرسالة: Naumann, Ingela ; Grek, Sotiria
مصطلحات موضوعية: disengaged youth, digital age, social interactons, Scotland, Hong Kong, hidden youth
الوصف: There has been growing interest in academic literature about young people who are marginalised and disengaged from society. This thesis focuses on young people in Hong Kong and Scotland who physically shut themselves in the bedroom and do not go outside for months and years on end. They are referred to as “hidden youth” in East Asia, and it has emerged as a topical social issue across the region in the past ten years. Previous research studying “hidden youth” (mainly in Japan and Hong Kong) highlights that there are structural barriers in contemporary society which could lead to young people becoming self-secluded. The young people are described as living reclusive and solitary lives, as they are excluded from participation in the labour market and education and disengaged from interactions with families and other communities, especially friends and peer groups. Hence, they are considered as “withdrawn” from society and disconnected from socialising. This thesis critically reflects on “hidden” young people’s sense of connectedness and “being social” based on their lived experience. It also draws on recent debates of the construction of the “social”, particularly in digital sociology, to shed light on the processes of socialising in the digital age. This study uncovered that how “hidden” young people socialise may in fact be heterogeneous. Variability in how they engage in interactions and participation in society was identified. There were also differences in their levels of solitude and loneliness. Hence, describing how the young people are “being social” could be more nuanced than previously thought. This also makes analysing them as “socially withdrawn” particularly problematic. This research uses a qualitative exploratory approach, looking comparatively across two contexts; 32 interviews were conducted with “hidden youth” in Hong Kong and Scotland. These two contexts are considered as instrumental examples, where social disengagements are especially prominent but discussed differently. The participants revealed various perceptions of hopelessness and lack of opportunities in work and education on the hand. This significantly affected their motivations to participate in employment and education; they could feel unable to fulfil their aspirations and become de-motivated. On the other hand, they were more interconnected with different groups of people in the digital world, and their interactions could be fluid. The space of the bedroom was highlighted as an important site where interactions could occur. This adds another dimension to consider how “hidden” young people interact, particularly with communities such as peer groups, friends and families. Moreover, digital interactions may also be important to how they socialise and experience a sense of connectedness. This highlights that there may be tensions in how young people’s motivations, as well as the opportunities they have, affect their engagements in digital and physical interactions. Therefore, this thesis argues that “hidden youth” could feel a sense of powerlessness towards hierarchical macro structures and meaninglessness towards interactions and participation in society. Conversely, they are relying on emerging digital social structures and networks to seek other forms of “being social”. Their high levels of digital interactions could in fact be a reaction to their experiences of unfulfilment in the labour market and in education. This thesis makes an important contribution to understand “hidden youth” and adds a more nuanced perspective to this emerging debate. In addition, it points to further aspects that should be taken into account in future studies to fully comprehend the sociality of a young person and its complexities in the digital age.
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