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Volume 4, supplement issue 2, December 2015

Proceedings of Practical Social and Industrial Research (PSIR) Symposium 2015

Issue editors

Ronald Chi-kit Chung
David Lin-shu Lim
Hong Chua
Peter Hoi-fu Yu
Joanna Kar-wai Cheng
Stella Sin-tung Kwok

21 articles in this issue

Introduction: Practical Social and Industrial Research (PSIR) Symposium 2015

Authors
- Ronald Chi-kit Chung
- Content type: Introduction
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: I1
The excitement of conducting research and the practical implications

Authors
- Georges M Halpern
- Content type: Keynote speaker presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: K1
How to innovate and make successful business

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- Eric Chi-ming Yim
- Content type: Keynote speaker presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: K2
Enhancing the Chinese writing skills of non-Chinese speaking students

Authors
- Joanna Kar-wai Cheng
- Content type: Oral presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: O1
The effectiveness of a smart school bag system for reminding students of forgotten items and reducing the weight of their bags

Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Sau-ming Lau
- Yammy Wai-yan Wong
- Stella Sin-tung Kwok
- Content type: Oral presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: O2
Enhancing content and language integrated learning in post-secondary vocational education

Authors
- Angel Garralda Ortega
- Janet Man-wai Cheung
- Michelle Yuen-shan Fong
- Content type: Oral presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: O3
Perceptions of the elderly on ageing in place in Hong Kong

Authors
- Kris Wai-ning Wong
- Stella Sin-tung Kwok
- Fiona Wing-yin Luk
- Content type: Oral presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: O4
The ageing bodies study: Exploring action research methods through interdisciplinary collaboration

Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Yanki Lee
- Albert Siu-yin Tsang
- Cyril Yik-ching Lee
- Content type: Oral presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: O5
Using innovative customer relationship management technologies to explore the business opportunities of an ageing population and provide better service

Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Paul Tak-wing Tsui
- Fred Cheong-fai Li
- Wai-fan Cheng
- Content type: Oral presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: O6
Development of a novel photocatalyst for the advanced antibiotic oxidation of wastewater

Authors
- Dickson Yuk-shing Yan
- Frank Leung-yuk Lam
- Content type: Oral presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: O7
Inject and Sustain Sustainability (iS²) in automatic fare collection projects

Authors
- Hillary Kin-hung Lau
- Nicholas Chun-kit Wong
- Content type: Oral presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: O8
Reusing pre-consumer textile waste

Authors
- Yuk-lan Lau
- Content type: Oral presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: O9
Motion analysis using wearable wireless sensors to support treatment of diseases in the elderly

Authors
- Calvin Hoi-kok Cheung
- Timothy Kin-sang Lee
- Content type: Poster presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: P1
The dilemma facing higher education and industry in tourism and hospitality

Authors
- Anthony Pui-keung Kong
- Content type: Poster presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: P2
The flipped classroom in an undergraduate nutritional science course: A pilot study

Authors
- Sidney Man-ngai Chan
- Jean Yuk-tin Tse
- Peter Hoi-fu Yu
- Content type: Poster presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: P3
Facilitating students' project work with online collaborative support: A case from Business Administration Discipline at Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee)

Authors
- Janet Man-wai Cheung
- Emma Yim-ha Leung
- Candy Mei-ting Leung
- Content type: Poster presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: P4
Urban renewal and social sustainability: An exploratory study of the urban life of Wan Chai

Authors
- Leo Kwun-sing Wong
- Peter Hoi-fu Yu
- Content type: Poster presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: P5
Effects of an extra Trp113Tyr substitution on yeast D-amino acid oxidase variant

Authors
- Kin-sing Wong
- Wing-ping Fong
- Paul Wai-kei Tsang
- Content type: Poster presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: P6
Conversion of waste cooking oils into environmentally friendly biodiesel

Authors
- Heidi Lai-ling Li
- Peter Hoi-fu Yu
- Content type: Poster presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: P7
A student-participation approach to attaining sustainability on campus

Authors
- Dennis Wing-kin Wu
- Content type: Poster presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: P8
Urban farming in Hong Kong

Authors
- Daniel Wai-tin Chan
- Content type: Poster presentation
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2015
- Article: P9

Volume 4, supplement issue 2, December 2015

Proceedings of Practical Social and Industrial Research (PSIR) Symposium 2015

Introduction: Practical Social and Industrial Research (PSIR) Symposium 2015

The excitement of conducting research and the practical implications

How to innovate and make successful business

Enhancing the Chinese writing skills of non-Chinese speaking students

The effectiveness of a smart school bag system for reminding students of forgotten items and reducing the weight of their bags

Enhancing content and language integrated learning in post-secondary vocational education

Perceptions of the elderly on ageing in place in Hong Kong

The ageing bodies study: Exploring action research methods through interdisciplinary collaboration

Using innovative customer relationship management technologies to explore the business opportunities of an ageing population and provide better service

Development of a novel photocatalyst for the advanced antibiotic oxidation of wastewater

Inject and Sustain Sustainability (iS²) in automatic fare collection projects

Reusing pre-consumer textile waste

Motion analysis using wearable wireless sensors to support treatment of diseases in the elderly

The dilemma facing higher education and industry in tourism and hospitality

The flipped classroom in an undergraduate nutritional science course: A pilot study

Facilitating students' project work with online collaborative support: A case from Business Administration Discipline at Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee)

Urban renewal and social sustainability: An exploratory study of the urban life of Wan Chai

Effects of an extra Trp113Tyr substitution on yeast D-amino acid oxidase variant

Conversion of waste cooking oils into environmentally friendly biodiesel

A student-participation approach to attaining sustainability on campus

Urban farming in Hong Kong

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