Amid growing criticism of the traditional "publish or perish" system for rewarding academic research, an international team has developed five principles that institutions can follow to measure and reward research integrity. ...
Other
Jul 16, 2020
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Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a software platform designed to manage and control devices for "Internet of Things" (IoT) systems. The platform can be tailored for everything from city management sensors and devices ...
Engineering
May 29, 2015
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The Hong Kong government has been told to hammer out a timetable for new air quality rules amid increasingly vocal criticism of pollution in the global financial hub, a green group said Sunday.
Environment
May 8, 2011
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Hong Kong's name may mean "fragrant harbour", but cargo ships burning dirty fuel in what is one of the world's busiest ports add to a foul layer of pollution that kills more than 3,000 people a year.
Environment
Jan 11, 2013
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Skin squames (cells that peel off from the skin surface) are a source of food for the bacteria found in air-cooling units, which produce odours even in a dust-free air-conditioning system, a study by Hong Kong Baptist University ...
Environment
Feb 1, 2018
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Hainan gibbons—the rarest primates on Earth—were already teetering on the edge of extinction in 2014 when the most powerful storm to lash China's coast in half a century ravaged their island oasis.
Environment
Oct 15, 2020
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The New Year has revived old problems for Hong Kong as a murky smog blankets the usually glittering skyline, fuelling complaints from locals and visitors alike, and raising pressure on the government to act.
Environment
Jan 12, 2014
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Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific will switch to biofuels made from landfill rubbish on select long haul flights, reports said Tuesday, in an effort to cut harmful emissions.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 31, 2017
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In January 2019, a seizure of 3.3 tons of ivory in Uganda turned up something surprising: markings on some of the tusks suggested that they may have been taken from a stockpile of ivory kept, it was thought, strictly under ...
Biotechnology
Oct 17, 2022
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Feminists are not "man haters," a comprehensive new study reveals. Researchers find feminists and non-feminists display no difference in attitude towards men, debunking the common myth that the feminists dislike men.
Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2023
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