Opioid therapy for chronic non-cancer pain: guidelines for Hong Kong

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Dietary tuna hydrolysate modulates growth performance, immune response, intestinal morphology and resistance to Streptococcus iniae in juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer

This study investigated the effects of tuna hydrolysate (TH) inclusion in fishmeal (FM) based diets on the growth performance, innate immune response, intestinal health and resistance to Streptococcus iniae infection in juvenile barramundi, Lates calcarifer. Five isonitrogenous and isoenergetic experimental diets were prepared with TH, replacing FM at levels of 0% (control) 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%, and fed fish to apparent satiation three times daily for 8 weeks. The results showed that fish fed diets containing 5% and 10% TH had significantly higher final body weight and specific growth rate than the control. A significant reduction in blood glucose was found in fish fed 10%, 15% and 20% TH compared to those in the control whereas none of the other measured blood and serum indices were influenced by TH inclusion. Histological observation revealed a significant enhancement in goblet cell numbers in distal intestine of fish fed 5 to 10% TH in the diet. Moreover, fish fed 10% TH exhibited the highest resistance against Streptococcus iniae infection during a bacterial challenge trial. These findings therefore demonstrate that the replacement of 5 to 10% FM with TH improves growth, immune response, intestinal health and disease resistance in juvenile barramundi

Laboratory validation of in-pipe pulsed thermography in the rapid assessment of external pipe wall thinning in buried metallic utilities

202410 bcchAccepted ManuscriptOthersThe Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited; Innovation and Technology CommissionPublishedGreen (AAM

Understanding of cellular and molecular physiology of hepatocellular carcinoma through integrative analyses of tissue proteome and transcriptome data

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Reliability and validity of the supine-to-stand test in people with stroke

202411 bcchVersion of RecordOthersResearch Funding of Faculty Collaborative Research Scheme between Social Sciences and Health Sciences of Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityPublishedC

Molecular subtyping of Alzheimer’s disease using RNA sequencing data reveals novel mechanisms and targets

Three major molecular subtypes of Alzheimer’s disease are identified, cross-validated, and characterized across 1543 individuals.</jats:p