Personal narrative assessment for Cantonese-speaking school-age children

This study investigated the oral personal narrative production in 60 Cantonese-speaking children between 6 and 9 years of age. Three language measures, namely Total Personal Narrative Score, Macrostructure Score and Microstructure, were derived from three personal narratives produced by each participant after listening to the sample stories. The participants also completed the Cantonese Grammar subtest of the Hong Kong Cantonese Oral Language Assessment Scale (HKCOLAS). Analysis of the data demonstrated that there were significant group differences in narrative production skills with respect to all the tested language measures. Further investigation identified that the high point element ‘Resolution’ at the macrostructure level was the most sensitive to age, and ‘Conjunction’ was a better age indicator than ‘Referencing’ at the microstructure level. The correlation between the Macrostructure and Microstructure scores was positive but weak, while the correlation between Total Personal Narrative and Cantonese Grammar scores was positive and strong. No significant group difference was found with respect to the length of narratives. These findings supported McCabe and Bliss (2003) and Cheng’s (2004) reports that personal narrative production can be further developed as an efficient tool for screening and assessment of language capabilities of Cantonese-speaking school-age children.published_or_final_versionSpeech and Hearing SciencesBachelorBachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Science

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Film Director: Zhou Hao (周浩) Film Release Year: 2005https://commons.ln.edu.hk/ccs_worksheet/1008/thumbnail.jp

Collaboration among government agencies : a study in the management of roadside skips

published_or_final_versionPolitics and Public AdministrationMasterMaster of Public Administratio

Natural products from stem bark of Calophyllum andersonii

Phytochemical study on the stem bark of Calophyllum andersonii has resulted in the isolation of five xanthones, namely (1) caloxanthone I, (2) pyranojacareubin, (3) macluraxanthone, (4) caloxanthone C, and (5) euxanthone. In this study, the compounds were subjected to various spectroscopic analyses including FT-IR, GC-MS, 1D and 2D NMR for structural elucidations. Furthermore, these xanthones were obtained for the first time from Calophyllum andersonii, a plant never reported before. All four extracts, namely hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of the plant showed moderate inhibitions against Bacillus subtilis

Stochastic quantization and holographic Wilsonian renormalization group

We study relation between stochastic quantization and holographic Wilsonian renormalization group flow. Considering stochastic quantization of the boundary on-shell actions with the Dirichlet boundary condition for certain $AdS$ bulk gravity theories, we find that the radial flows of double trace deformations in the boundary effective actions are completely captured by stochastic time evolution with identification of the $AdS$ radial coordinate `$r$' with the stochastic time '$t$' as $r=t$. More precisely, we investigate Langevin dynamics and find an exact relation between radial flow of the double trace couplings and 2-point correlation functions in stochastic quantization. We also show that the radial evolution of double trace deformations in the boundary effective action and the stochastic time evolution of the Fokker-Planck action are the same. We demonstrate this relation with a couple of examples: (minimally coupled)massless scalar fields in $AdS_2$ and U(1) vector fields in $AdS_4$.Comment: 1+30 pages, a new subsection is added, references are adde

Effects of physical activity on functional health of older adults: a systematic review

Reviews on the relationships between functional health and physical activity of general older adults have been well documented in literature. However, specific age range of older adults, in particular, older adults of 75 years or above, is currently under-examined. A systematic review was conducted to investigate the effects of physical activity on functional health older adults aged 75 years or above. The reviewed articles cover a variety range of functional health outcomes, including balance, muscle conditioning, joint range of motion, quadriceps strength, reaction time, gait speed, health-related quality of life, back and knee pain, muscle mass, and walking ability. In general, interventions of the reviewed articles had favourable effects on function health of older adults. While physical activity has been identified as an important determinant of functional health, the ways to engage in and accumulate sufficient daily physical activity warrant investigation. It is also important to explore interventions which enhance daily, self-driven physical activity of elderly, as normally supervised physical activity bears higher costs

Structural Health Monitoring of a Reinforced Concrete Building during the Severe Typhoon Vicente in 2012

The goal of this study is to investigate the structural performance of reinforced concrete building under the influence of severe typhoon. For this purpose, full-scale monitoring of a 22-story reinforced concrete building was conducted during the entire passage process of a severe typhoon “Vicente.” Vicente was the eighth tropical storm developed in the Western North Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea in 2012. Moreover, it was the strongest and most devastating typhoon that struck Macao since 1999. The overall duration of the typhoon affected period that lasted more than 70 hours and the typhoon eye region covered Macao for around one hour. The wind and structural response measurements were acquired throughout the entire typhoon affected period. The wind characteristics were analyzed using the measured wind data including the wind speed and wind direction time histories. Besides, the structural response measurements of the monitored building were utilized for modal identification using the Bayesian spectral density approach. Detailed analysis of the field data and the typhoon generated effects on the structural performance are discussed

Shi-guang Cui Piano Concerto (2020): A Stylistic Analysis & A Performance Guide

122 pagesCui, Shi-Guang (b.1948) is one of the greatest living Chinese composers. Cui, who is now 74 years old, completed his revision of his Piano Concerto in July of 2020. In my document, I will include a complete biography of Cui from 1948 to 2022. I will also discuss the innovative musical characteristics of Cui’s recently published Piano Concerto (2020), as well as a performance guide to the concerto. Much of the information in this section of the document was collected from the composer through personal interviews. Although there are numerous documents about Mr. Cui’s popular piano compositions in Chinese, there is only one document in English. I hope to bring much more information about this interesting and significant Chinese composer to the English-speaking world. This document will analyze his Piano Concerto, ICO.136 (ICO refers to “In Chronological Order”). Cui’s piano compositions demonstrate elements of Chinese style combined with Western tradition elements. He promotes the spiritual and national outlook of Chinese musical culture. Supplementary information and materials will also be provided, including Cui’s opinions about the essence of the musical score. This section will also discuss specific aspects of the development of Peking Opera, the historical background of the Chu–Han Contention/ War (206– 202 B.C.)